Isle (river)

This article is about the river in south west France. For the river in Somerset, England, see River Isle.

Isle
Isle River in Périgueux
Origin	Plateau de Millevaches
Mouth	Dordogne
Basin countries	France
Length	255 km (158 mi)
Avg. discharge	90 m3/s (3,200 cu ft/s)
Basin area	7,700 km2 (3,000 sq mi)

The Isle (Occitan: Eila) is a 255-kilometre (158 mi) long river in south-western France, right tributary of the Dordogne. 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 River in Libourne. Among the tributaries of the Isle are the Auvézère, the Loue, the Beauronne and the Dronne.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Isle at the Sandre database