Dognon

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Dognon
Data
Water code FR :  P0130500
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Dordogne
source in the municipality of Aix
45 ° 38 ′ 25 ″  N , 2 ° 22 ′ 34 ″  E
Source height approx.  770  m
muzzle in the municipality of Monestier-Port-Dieu in the Dordogne Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′ 47 ″  N , 2 ° 30 ′ 13 ″  E 45 ° 28 ′ 47 ″  N , 2 ° 30 ′ 13 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  540  m
Height difference approx. 230 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.8 ‰
length 26 km
Catchment area 70 km²

The Dognon is a river in France that runs in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Aix , generally drains in a south-easterly direction and, after 26 kilometers , flows into the Dordogne as a right tributary in the municipality of Monestier-Port-Dieu , in the reservoir area of ​​the Barrage de Bort-les-Orgues .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ mouth geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Dognon at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 7, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.