Laquette

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Laquette
The valley of the Laquette near Enquin-les-Mines

The valley of the Laquette near Enquin-les-Mines

Data
Water code FRE6400750
location France , Hauts-de-France region
River system Scheldt
Drain over Leie  → Scheldt  → North Sea
source in the municipality of Beaumetz-lès-Aire
50 ° 32 ′ 43 ″  N , 2 ° 13 ′ 36 ″  E
Source height approx.  170  m
muzzle in the urban area of Aire-sur-la-Lys in the Leie coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 35 ″  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 10 ″  E 50 ° 38 ′ 35 ″  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 10 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  20  m
Height difference approx. 150 m
Bottom slope approx. 6.5 ‰
length 23 km (see notes)
Small towns Aire-sur-la-Lys

The Laquette is a river in France that runs in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the municipal area of Beaumetz-lès-Aire , initially drains north, then swings to the northeast and flows into the Leie as a right tributary after 23 kilometers in the urban area of Aire-sur-la-Lys .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Laquette at SANDRE (French), accessed on June 8, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.