Véronne (river)

Véronne
Riom-ès Montagnes in the Véronne valley
Data
Water code	FR :  P0550500
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Dordogne
Drain over	Petite Rhue  → Rhue  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	Monts du Cantal , northeast flank of Rocher de l'Aigue 45 ° 9 ′ 53 ″  N , 2 ° 39 ′ 49 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1435  m
muzzle	north of Riom-ès-Montagnes in the Petite Rhue Coordinates: 45 ° 18 ′ 53 "  N , 2 ° 40 ′ 5"  E 45 ° 18 ′ 53 "  N , 2 ° 40 ′ 5"  E
Mouth height	approx.  701  m
Height difference	approx. 734 m
Bottom slope	approx. 37 ‰
length	20 km
Small towns	Riom-ès-Montagnes

The Véronne is a river in France , in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It rises in the Monts du Cantal , on the northeast flank of the Rocher de l'Aigue mountain peak , in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . The river runs in a northerly direction and after 20 kilometers north of Riom-ès-Montagnes flows into the Petite Rhue as a left tributary .

Places on the river

• Collandres
• Riom-ès-Montagnes

Attractions

• Waterfall Cascade du Pont-d'Aptier

Web links

• Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Natural Park
• Cascade du Pont-d'Aptier

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 Véronne at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 20, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.