Corrèze (river) facts for kids
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| Occitan: Corresa | |
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 The Corrèze river at Tulle
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Communes | Tulle, Malemort, Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Dadalouze, Saint-Bonnette, Roanne, Loyre |
| - right | Corrèze de Pradines, Vimbelle, Solane, Céronne, Couze |
| Cities | Brive-la-Gaillarde, Tulle |
| Source | Plateau de Millevaches |
| - location | Pérols-sur-Vézère, Massif Central, France |
| - elevation | 910 m (2,986 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°32′52″N 2°01′01″E / 45.54778°N 2.01694°E |
| Confluence | Vézère |
| - location | Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche / Ussac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°10′0″N 1°27′37″E / 45.16667°N 1.46028°E |
| Length | 94.6 km (59 mi) |
| Basin | 1,158 km² (447 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| - average | 21 m³/s (742 cu ft/s) |
The Corrèze (Occitan: Corresa) is a river in southwestern France, left tributary of the Vézère river. The Corrèze department is named after this river.
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Geography
The Corrèze river has a length of 94.6 km (58.8 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 1,158 km2 (447 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge is 21 m3/s (740 cu ft/s) at Brive-la-Gaillarde in the Corrèze department.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Brive-la-Gaillarde (1918-2011)
Course
The source of the Corrèze is in northwestern Massif Central, in the plateau of Millevaches, to the south of the commune of Pérols-sur-Vézère, in the Corrèze department, at an altitude of 910 m (2,986 ft).
It flows through the communes of Corrèze and Tulle. Then it flows into the plain in the southwest of the department and flows through the communes of Malemort-sur-Corrèze and Brive-la-Gaillarde.
Finally, west of Brive-la-Gaillarde, it flows into the Vézère river at the limit between Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche and Ussac, at 98 m (322 ft) of altitude.
The Corrèze river flows through 24 communes, all in the Corrèze department.
The name of the river, Corrèze, is found in the name of the department and of three communes: Les Angles-sur-Corrèze, Corrèze and Malemort-sur-Corrèze.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Corrèze river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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