Dronne

Dronne
The Dronne at the rapids near Champs-Romain
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Massif Central
• elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Mouth
• location	Isle
• coordinates	45°2′15″N 0°8′54″W / 45.03750°N 0.14833°W / 45.03750; -0.14833
Length	201 km (125 mi)
Discharge
• average	25.1 m3/s (890 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Isle→ Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Dronne (French pronunciation: [dʁɔn], also Drône, [dʁon]; Occitan: Drona) is a 201-kilometre (125 mi) long river in southwestern France, right tributary of the Isle, which itself is a tributary of the Dordogne.^[1] The source of the Dronne is in the north-western Massif Central, east of the town of Châlus (south-west of Limoges) at an elevation of 510 metres (1,670 ft). It flows south-west through the following départements and towns:

• Haute-Vienne
• Dordogne: Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Brantôme, Ribérac
• Charente: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
• Charente-Maritime
• Gironde: Coutras

The Dronne flows into the Isle in Coutras.

Among its tributaries are the Lizonne and the Côle.