Isle (river)

The Isle (Occitan: Eilacode: oc is deprecated ) is a river of south-western France that flows through the Haute-Vienne, Dordogne and Gironde departments, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne river.

Geography

The Isle has a length of 255.3 km (158.6 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 7,510 km² (2,900 sq mi).^[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 61.7 cubic metres per second at Coutras.^[2]

The Isle starts on the Monts du Limousin, part of the Massif Central, in the commune of Janailhac, Haute-Vienne department, at an elevation of about 379 m (1,243 ft).^[3]

It flows generally southwest through the Haute-Vienne, Dordogne and Gironde departments before flowing into the Dordogne river in Libourne at about 5 m (16 ft) of altitude.^[4]

The Isle flows through 2 regions, 3 departments and 66 communes.^[1] The main communes are:

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 L'Isle (P---0150) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ L'Isle à Coutras (in French)Banque Hydro. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ Source de l'Isle (in French)Géoportail. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ Confluence de l'Isle (in French)Géoportail. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ La Loue (P61-0400) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ L'Auvézère (P6--0250) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ La Dronne (P7--0250) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
↑ Le Lary (P80-0400) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 17 April 2015.