Marilhou

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Marilhou
Data
Water code FRP08-0430
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Sumène  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Le Vaulmier
45 ° 11 ′ 45 ″  N , 2 ° 36 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height approx.  1318  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Sauvat and Méallet in the Sumène Coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 23 ′ 58 ″  E 45 ° 17 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 23 ′ 58 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  376  m
Height difference approx. 942 m
Bottom slope approx. 38 ‰
length 25 km
Catchment area approx. 277 km²

The Marilhou is a river in France that runs in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park in the municipality of Le Vaulmier , drains generally in a north-west direction and flows into the Sumène as a left tributary after 25 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Sauvat and Méallet .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. a b Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on December 7, 2016, rounded to full kilometers