Corrèze (river)

The Corrèze () is a river in southwestern France, left tributary of the Vézère river. The Corrèze department is named after this river.
Geography.
The Corrèze river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of .
Its average yearly discharge is at Brive-la-Gaillarde in the Corrèze department.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Brive-la-Gaillarde (1918-2011)
Course.
The source of the Corrèze is in northwestern Massif Central, in the plateau of "Millevaches", to the south of the "commune" of Pérols-sur-Vézère, in the Corrèze department, at an altitude of .
It flows through the "communes" of Corrèze and Tulle. Then it flows into the plain in the southwest of the department and flows through the "communes" of Malemort-sur-Corrèze and Brive-la-Gaillarde.
Finally, west of Brive-la-Gaillarde, it flows into the Vézère river at the limit between Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche and Ussac, at of altitude.
The Corrèze river flows through 24 "communes", all in the Corrèze department.
The name of the river, Corrèze, is found in the name of the department and of three "communes": Les Angles-sur-Corrèze, Corrèze and Malemort-sur-Corrèze.
Main tributaries.
The main tributaries of the Corrèze river are:
Left tributaries:
Right tributaries: