Title: Dore (river) Content: The Dore is a river in central France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in the Puy-de-Dôme department. It is a right tributary of the Allier river and it is one of the three more important tributaries of the Allier river (with the Sioule and Alagnon rivers). ==Geography== The Dore river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of . Its valley is between the Monts du Forez, to the east, and the Monts du Livradois, to the west. ===Course=== The Dore starts in the place known as Bois de Berny, in the commune of Saint-Bonnet-le- Bourg, (Puy-de-Dôme department), at an altitude of about . From here, the Dore flows first to the southeast and then to the northwest. The Dore river flows within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the Puy-de-Dôme department and 21 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others: Dore-l’Église, Marsac-en-Livradois, Ambert, Vertolaye, Olliergues, Sauviat, Courpière, Néronde-sur-Dore, Peschadoires, Dorat, Puy-Guillaume. Finally, it flows into the Allier river in the commune of Ris. ==Main tributaries== The main tributaries of the Dore river are: Left tributaries: * Dolore - 28.1 km * Miodet - 30.4 Right tributaries: * Faye - 24.6 km * Couzon - 22.4 km * Durolle - 32.1 * Credogne - 27.8 == Hydrology == Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Dorat in the Puy-de-Dôme department, for the period 1991 - 2017. Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Dorat (1991 - 2017) Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:30 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:Jan text:Jan. bar:Feb text:Feb. bar:Mar text:Mar. bar:Apr text:Apr. bar:May text:May bar:Jun text:Jun. bar:Jul text:Jul. bar:Aug text:Aug. bar:Sep text:Sep. bar:Oct text:Oct. bar:Nov text:Nov. bar:Dec text:Dec. PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:Jan from:0 till: 29.70 bar:Feb from:0 till: 29.00 bar:Mar from:0 till: 25.20 bar:Apr from:0 till: 26.10 bar:May from:0 till: 23.30 bar:Jun from:0 till: 17.80 bar:Jul from:0 till: 10.70 bar:Aug from:0 till: 6.720 bar:Sep from:0 till: 7.470 bar:Oct from:0 till: 11.90 bar:Nov from:0 till: 23.10 bar:Dec from:0 till: 26.70 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 29.70 fontsize:S text: 29.70 shift:(-9,5) bar:Feb at: 29.00 fontsize:S text: 29.00 shift:(-12,5) bar:Mar at: 25.20 fontsize:S text: 25.20 shift:(-12,5) bar:Apr at: 26.10 fontsize:S text: 26.10 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 23.30 fontsize:S text: 23.30 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jun at: 17.80 fontsize:S text: 17.80 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jul at: 10.70 fontsize:S text: 10.70 shift:(-12,5) bar:Aug at: 6.720 fontsize:S text: 6.720 shift:(-12,5) bar:Sep at: 7.470 fontsize:S text: 7.470 shift:(-12,5) bar:Oct at: 11.90 fontsize:S text: 11.90 shift:(-12,5) bar:Nov at: 23.10 fontsize:S text: 23.10 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 26.70 fontsize:S text: 26.70 shift:(-12,5) ==Gallery== File:Pont de St-Gervais-sous-Meymont.jpg|Bridge over the Dore near Saint-Gervais-sous-Meymont. File:Dore.jpg|The Dore near Thiers. File:Riviere-dore.jpg|The Dore near Olliergues. File:EDF barrage Sauviat.JPG|Dam on the Dore in Sauviat. ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France