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Diège

Coordinates: 45°24′51″N 02°22′52″E / 45.41417°N 2.38111°E / 45.41417; 2.38111
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Diège
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPlateau de Millevaches
 • coordinates45°43′31″N 02°08′28″E / 45.72528°N 2.14111°E / 45.72528; 2.14111
 • elevation770 m (2,530 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Dordogne
 • coordinates
45°24′51″N 02°22′52″E / 45.41417°N 2.38111°E / 45.41417; 2.38111
 • elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Length54.4 km (33.8 mi)
Basin size508 km2 (196 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionDordogneGironde estuaryAtlantic Ocean

The Diège (French pronunciation: [djɛʒ]; Occitan: Dieja) is a 54.4 km (33.8 mi) long river in the Corrèze département, south central France.[1] 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

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This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Diège (P07-0400)".