Haute-Loue

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Haute-Loue
Coulon
The river at Miremont

The river at Miremont

Data
Water code FRP6120500
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Loue  → Isle  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Payzac
45 ° 27 ′ 12 ″  N , 1 ° 13 ′ 37 ″  E
Source height approx.  350  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Lanouaille and Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil in the Loue Coordinates: 45 ° 22 ′ 6 ″  N , 1 ° 5 ′ 24 ″  E 45 ° 22 ′ 6 ″  N , 1 ° 5 ′ 24 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  186  m
Height difference approx. 164 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.6 ‰
length approx. 19 km
Reservoirs flowed through Lac de Rouffiac-en-Périgord

The Haute-Loue (in the upper reaches Coulon called) is a river in France , in the Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

course

It rises in the municipality of Payzac under the name Coulon . After about seven kilometers, the source stream reaches Lac de Rouffiac-en-Périgord , on the banks of which there is a leisure center. As it flows out of the lake, the river changes its name to Haute-Loue , continues to drain towards the southwest and, after a total of around 19 kilometers, flows into the Loue as a left tributary at the municipal boundary of Lanouaille and Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

Commons : Haute-Loue  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. Haute-Loue at SANDRE (French)