Rhue (river)
{{Infobox river
| name = Rhue
| image = FR-63-Rhue2.JPG
| image_caption = The Rhue at Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues
| map = Rhue (rivière).png
| source1_location = Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|45|29|51|N|02|50|42|E}}
| mouth_location = Dordogne
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|45|22|51|N|02|28|40|E|display=inline,title}}
| progression = {{RDordogne}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = France
| length = {{convert|56.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1250|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|410|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|20|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|641|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
}}
The Rhue ({{IPA|fr|ʁy}}; also called Grande Rhue, {{IPA|fr|ɡʁɑ̃d ʁy|}}) is a {{convert|56.6|km|mi|adj=on}} river in the Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Corrèze départements, south central France.{{sandre|id=P0--0250|nom=rivière la rhue}} Its source is at Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, near Super Besse, in the parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne, {{convert|4.5|km|mi}} southeast of the puy de Sancy. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows at Bort-les-Orgues.
Its main tributaries are the Santoire, the Petite Rhue and the Tarentaine.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Puy-de-Dôme: Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Picherande, Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues
- Cantal: Chanterelle, Condat, Saint-Amandin, Montboudif, Trémouille, Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil, Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal, Antignac, Vebret
- Corrèze: Bort-les-Orgues
References
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Category:Rivers of Puy-de-Dôme
Category:Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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