Miouze
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| Water code | FR : K3214000 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Sioule → Allier → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne 45 ° 36 ′ 56 ″ N , 2 ° 45 ′ 49 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1312 m | |
| muzzle | at the point of contact between the municipalities of Gelles , Saint-Pierre-Roche , Mazaye and Olby in the Sioule coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 37 " N , 2 ° 49 ′ 35" E 45 ° 45 ′ 37 " N , 2 ° 49 ′ 35" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 691 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 621 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 24 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 26 km | |
| Right tributaries | Vergne, Rochefort | |
The Miouze is a river in France that runs in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises on the northwest flank of the volcanic cone Banne d'Ordanche (1512 m), in the municipality of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne , generally drains north-northeast on the western border of the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park and flows out after about 26 kilometers at the hamlet La Miouze , at the point of contact between the municipalities of Gelles , Saint-Pierre-Roche , Mazaye and Olby as a left tributary into the Sioule . Most of its route is accompanied by the Eygurande-Merlines-Clermont-Ferrand railway .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Les Granges , commune of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne
- Laqueuille
- Angle Haut , Perpezat municipality
- Heume-l'Église
- Monge , municipality of Gelles
- Prades , parish of Saint-Pierre-Roche
- La Miouze , municipality of Gelles