Erclin

Erclin
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Water code	FR :  E1310600
location	France , Hauts-de-France region
River system	Scheldt
Drain over	Scheldt  → North Sea
source	in the local area of ​​the municipality of Maurois 50 ° 4 ′ 28 ″  N , 3 ° 28 ′ 4 ″  E
Source height	approx.  140  m
muzzle	near Iwuy in the Scheldt Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 10 "  N , 3 ° 18 ′ 30"  E 50 ° 14 ′ 10 "  N , 3 ° 18 ′ 30"  E
Mouth height	approx.  35  m
Height difference	approx. 105 m
Bottom slope	approx. 3.1 ‰
length	34 km

The Erclin (sometimes also: Erclain ) is a river in France that runs in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the local area of ​​the municipality of Maurois , generally drains in a north-westerly direction through the former province of Cambrésis and flows into the canalized Scheldt after 34 kilometers at Iwuy as a right tributary .

Places on the river

• Maurois
• Troisvilles
• Inchy
• Béthencourt
• Quiévy
• Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai
• Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis
• Saint-Aubert
• Avesnes-les-Aubert
• Rieux-en-Cambrésis
• Iwuy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.gouv.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Erclin from SANDRE (French), accessed on June 7, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.