Isle River

Isle River

Infobox River | river_name = Isle



caption = Isle River in Périgueux
origin = Plateau de Millevaches
mouth = Dordogne
coord|44|54|56|N|0|14|57|W|name=Dordogne-Isle|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 255 km
elevation =
discharge = 90 m³/s
watershed = 7,700 km²
The Isle is a 255 km long river in south-western France, right tributary of the Dordogne. Its source is in the north-western Massif Central, near the town Nexon (south of Limoges). It flows south-west through the following "départements" and towns:

* Haute-Vienne: Le Chalard
* Dordogne: Périgueux , Mussidan
* Gironde: Libourne

It flows into the Dordogne River in Libourne. Tributaries of the Isle are the Auvézère and the Dronne.

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/P---0150.php?cg=P---0150 The Isle at the Sandre database]


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