Diège

Diège
Country France
Basin
Main source Plateau de Millevaches
770 m (2,530 ft)
45°43′31″N 02°08′28″E / 45.72528°N 2.14111°E / 45.72528; 2.14111
River mouth Dordogne
400 m (1,300 ft)
45°24′51″N 02°22′52″E / 45.41417°N 2.38111°E / 45.41417; 2.38111Coordinates: 45°24′51″N 02°22′52″E / 45.41417°N 2.38111°E / 45.41417; 2.38111
Progression DordogneAtlantic Ocean
Basin size 508 km2 (196 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 54.4 km (33.8 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s)

The Diège (Occitan: Dieja) is a 54.4 km (33.8 mi) long river in the Corrèze département, south central France. Its source is at Saint-Setiers, on the plateau de Millevaches, in the parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows between Roche-le-Peyroux and Saint-Julien-près-Bort, 68 km (42 mi) southwest of Clermont-Ferrand.

Its main tributary is the Liège.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Notes

References


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