Dordogne (river)

Dordogne (river)
Dordogne (river)
Length	483 km (300 mi)

The Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a river in south-central and southwest France. The Dordogne river and its drainage basin was named as a Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO on 11 July 2012.^[1]

Geography

The Dordogne has a length of 483 km (300.1 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 23,957 km² (9,250 sq mi).^[2]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 274 cubic metres per second at Bergerac.^[3]

Average monthly discharge (m³/s) at Bergerac (1958-2011)^[3]

Course

The Dordogne river at Bergerac

The Dordogne starts on the sides of the Puy de Sancy, Massif Central, in the commune of Mont-Dore, Puy-de-Dôme department, at an elevation of about 1,380 m (4,528 ft).^[4]

It flows generally west through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the Dordogne department before flowing into the Gironde where it joins, in the north of the city of Bordeaux, the Garonne river to form the Gironde estuary, at about 1 m (3 ft) of altitude.^[5]

The Dordogne flows through 4 regions, 6 departments and 173 communes.^[2] The main communes are:

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Puy-de-Dôme: Mont-Dore, La Bourboule, La Bourboule, Avèze, Singles, Larodde, Labessette
- Cantal: Beaulieu, Lanobre, Madic, Saint-Pierre, Champagnac, Veyrières, Arches, Chalvignac
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Corrèze: Bort-les-Orgues, Saint-Julien-près-Bort, Liginiac, Neuvic, Soursac, Argentat, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
Occitanie region
- Lot: Carennac, Bétaille, Vayrac, Martel, Souillac
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Dordogne: Carlux, Domme, La Roque-Gageac, Beynac-et-Cazenac, Saint-Cyprien, Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang, Lalinde, Mouleydier, Creysse, Bergerac, Prigonrieux
- Gironde: Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Castillon-la-Bataille, Libourne, Fronsac, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Bourg, Cubzac-les-Ponts

Main tributaries

The main tributaries (more than 50 km long) of the Dordogne river are:

Left tributaries:

Rhue - 56.6 km;^[6]
Maronne - 92.6 km;^[7]
Cère - 120.4 km;^[8]
Céou - 55.1 km;^[9]

Right tributaries:

Chavanon - 54.2 km;^[10]
Diège - 54.4 km;^[11]
Triouzoune - 51.3 km;^[12]
Luzège - 64.2 km;^[13]
Doustre - 51.2 km;^[14]
Vézère - 211.2 km;^[15]
Isle - 255.3 km;^[16]

Gallery

The Dordogne near the town of Mont-Dore
The Dordogne and the Beynac castle
Meyronne and the Dordogne
Confluence of the Dordogne and the Isle rivers

Dordogne (river) Media

canoeing on Dordogne river, in Limeuil, Dordogne department, France.
The Dordogne at Argentat in Corrèze, part of the Limousin region
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne and Dordogne view from Altillac
Barrage du Chastang

Related pages

List of rivers of France

References

↑ "Bassin de la Dordogne (France)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "La Dordogne (P---0000)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "La Dordogne à Bergerac" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Source de la Dordogne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Confluence de la Dordogne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Rivière La Rhue (P0--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "La Maronne (P1--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "La Cère (P1--0290)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Le Céou (P24-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Le Chavanon (P00-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "La Diège (P07-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "La Triouzoune (P09-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "La Luzège (P11-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Le Doustre (P13-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "La Vézère (P---0100)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "L'Isle (P---0150)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other websites

Banque Hydro - Station P5140010 - La Dordogne à Bergerac Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
The Dordogne Valley in the Lot department (in French)
The Dordogne Valley UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[1] "Bassin de la Dordogne (France)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[sandre-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "La Dordogne (P---0000)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[hydro-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "La Dordogne à Bergerac" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[4] "Source de la Dordogne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[5] "Confluence de la Dordogne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[6] "Rivière La Rhue (P0--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[7] "La Maronne (P1--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[8] "La Cère (P1--0290)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[9] "Le Céou (P24-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[10] "Le Chavanon (P00-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[11] "La Diège (P07-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[12] "La Triouzoune (P09-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[13] "La Luzège (P11-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[14] "Le Doustre (P13-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[15] "La Vézère (P---0100)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[16] "L'Isle (P---0150)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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