Harpies
| Harpies | ||
_moulin_d%27Harpies_et_%C3%A9tang.jpg) Moulin d'Harpies mill , municipality of Bousies |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : E1760710 | |
| location | France , Hauts-de-France region | |
| River system | Scheldt | |
| Drain over | Écaillon → Scheldt → North Sea | |
| source | on the municipal boundary of Landrecies and Locquignol 50 ° 8 ′ 34 ″ N , 3 ° 41 ′ 16 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 164 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Vendegies-sur-Écaillon in the Écaillon coordinates: 50 ° 15 ′ 31 ″ N , 3 ° 30 ′ 30 ″ E 50 ° 15 ′ 31 ″ N , 3 ° 30 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 46 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 118 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.9 ‰ | |
| length | 24 km | |
The Harpies (French: Ruisseau des Harpies ) are a river in France that runs in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region . The river rises under the name Ruisseau à Grenouilles on the municipal boundary of Landrecies and Locquignol in the forest area Fôret Domaniale de Mormal . It generally drains in a north-westerly direction through the Avesnois Regional Nature Park , changes its name again to Hirondelle Majeure and flows under its definitive name after a total of 24 kilometers in the municipality of Vendegies-sur-Écaillon as a left tributary into the Écaillon .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Web links
Commons : Harpies - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on January 30, 2015, rounded to full kilometers