Rhue (river)

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Rhue
Grande Rhue
Waterfall at Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues

Waterfall at Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues

Data
Water code FR :  P0-0250
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions
River system Dordogne
Drain over Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
45 ° 30 ′ 15 ″  N , 2 ° 51 ′ 7 ″  E
Source height approx.  1300  m
muzzle near Bort-les-Orgues in the Dordogne Coordinates: 45 ° 22 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 28 ′ 41 ″  E 45 ° 22 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 28 ′ 41 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  414  m
Height difference approx. 886 m
Bottom slope approx. 16 ‰
length 57 km
Left tributaries Santoire , Petite Rhue , Bonjon
Right tributaries Tarentaine , Gabacut

The Rhue , sometimes called the Grande Rhue , is a river in France that runs through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions.

course

The Rhue rises in the Monts Dore , in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park , near the Super Besse winter sports resort , in the municipality of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise . It runs first in a southerly, then in a westerly direction and flows into the Dordogne after 57 kilometers at Bort-les-Orgues as a left tributary . On its way, the Rhue crosses the Puy-de-Dôme , Cantal and Corrèze departments .

Places on the river

Attractions

Power plants

  • Les Essarts reservoir, built in 1927, 37 hectares of dammed water.
  • Vaussaire reservoir, built in 1953, dammed water surface 23 ha

Web links

Commons : Images of the Rhue from the area of ​​Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Grande Rhue at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 17, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.