Maulde (river)
| Maulde | ||
 The Vassivière reservoir |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : L01-0300 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Vienne → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Gentioux-Pigerolles 45 ° 46 ′ 39 ″ N , 1 ° 58 ′ 56 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 750 m | |
| muzzle | southeast of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat in the Vienne Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '12 " N , 1 ° 31' 35" E 45 ° 48 '12 " N , 1 ° 31' 35" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 270 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 480 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 7 ‰ | |
| length | 69 km | |
| Catchment area | 645 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lac de Vassivière | |
The Maulde is a river in France , in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the Massif Central , on the Plateau de Millevaches . The source is about 750 meters above sea level, in the municipality of Gentioux-Pigerolles , in the middle of the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park . The river generally drains west and flows into the Vienne as a right tributary after 69 kilometers southeast of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat . On her way she crosses the Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments . The water from the Maulde supplies the Lac de Vassivière , a 970 hectare reservoir . There are also a number of smaller reservoirs in the lower reaches of the river.
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From here in 1889 the town of Bourganeuf was supplied with electricity over a distance of 14 kilometers in a pioneering effort at the time .
