Rhue (river)

45°29′51″N 02°50′42″E / 45.49750°N 2.84500°E / 45.49750; 2.84500 • elevation1,250 m (4,100 ft) Mouth Dordogne45°22′51″N 02°28′40″E / 45.38083°N 2.47778°E / 45.38083; 2.47778410 m (1,350 ft)Length56.6 km (35.2 mi)Basin size641 km² (247 sq mi)Discharge  • average20 m³/s (710 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionDordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Rhue (French pronunciation: [ʁy]; also called Grande Rhue, [ɡʁɑ̃d ʁy]) is a 56.6-kilometre (35.2 mi) river in the Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Corrèze départements, south central France.^[1] Its source is at Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, near Super Besse, in the parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 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.

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