Loue
| Loue | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The source of the Loue, showing karst formations. | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Jura mountains |
| • elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Doubs |
| Length | 122 km (76 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,760 km2 (680 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 59 m3/s (2,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Doubs→ Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Loue is a river of eastern France, a left tributary of the Doubs, which it joins downstream of Dole. Its source is a karstic spring in the Jura mountains near Ouhans, which at least partly receives its water from the Doubs. This connection with the Doubs was only discovered in 1901 when a spillage from the Pernod factory into the Doubs was transmitted into the Loue .[1]
The Loue flows through the following departments and towns:
References
- ^ April McMahon (1994). Understanding language change. Cambridge University Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-521-44665-1.
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