Blâme

Blâme
La Forge d'Ans
Country	France
Basin
Main source	Dordogne
River mouth	Auvézère 45°13′40″N 0°59′10″E / 45.22778°N 0.98611°E / 45.22778; 0.98611Coordinates: 45°13′40″N 0°59′10″E / 45.22778°N 0.98611°E / 45.22778; 0.98611
Progression	Auvézère→ Isle→ Dordogne→ Atlantic Ocean
Physical characteristics
Length	6.1 km (3.8 mi)

The Blâme (French: le Blâme), is a small river in the region of Aquitaine in France. It is 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) long. It flows entirely within the department of Dordogne.^[1]

Geography

The Blâme is a tributary of the Auvézère river.^[1] It empties into the Auvézère slightly east of the commune of La Boissière-d'Ans with a small waterfall near La Forge d'Ans.^[2] Its source is the spring Puits de Bontemps, 1.5 km south of Brouchaud.

The Blâme has one tributary, the small river Soue (also called Lassoue).^[3] The two rivers join at the village of Brouchaud.

1 2 Sandre (2010). "River Blâme" (in French). National Service for Water Data and Common Repositories Management (France). Retrieved 18 May 2011.
↑ Hoffmann, Frédéric (2005). Les tufs et travertins en Périgord-Quercy (in French). Bordeaux: University of Bordeaux Press. p. 154. ISBN 2-86781-379-4. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
↑ Sandre (2010). "River Soue" (in French). National Service for Water Data and Common Repositories Management (France). Retrieved 18 May 2011.

The Dordogne equipment side (glossary) : see the article Artesian source, illustrated by a view of the Puits de Bontemps, available only in French (French)

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