Isle (river)

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Isle
Isle River in Périgueux
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Plateau de Millevaches
Mouth
• location	Dordogne
• coordinates	44°54′56″N 0°14′57″W / 44.91556°N 0.24917°W / 44.91556; -0.24917 (Dordogne-Isle)Coordinates: 44°54′56″N 0°14′57″W / 44.91556°N 0.24917°W / 44.91556; -0.24917 (Dordogne-Isle)
Length	255 km (158 mi)
Basin size	7,700 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	90 m3/s (3,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Isle (French pronunciation: [il] (listen); Occitan: Eila) is a 255-kilometre (158 mi) long river in south-western France, right tributary of the Dordogne.^[1] Its source is in the north-western Massif Central, near the town Nexon (south of Limoges). It flows south-west through the following départements and towns:

• Haute-Vienne: Le Chalard
• Dordogne: Périgueux, Mussidan
• Gironde: Libourne

It flows into the Dordogne in Libourne. Among the tributaries of the Isle are the Auvézère, the Loue, the Beauronne and the Dronne.^[1]

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