Poix (Évoissons)
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| Water code | FR : E6420700 | |
| location | France , Hauts-de-France region | |
| River system | Somme | |
| Drain over | Selle → Somme → English Channel | |
| source | in the municipality of Hescamps, 49 ° 44 ′ 55 ″ N , 1 ° 53 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 155 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Frémontiers Coordinates: 49 ° 45 '35 " N , 2 ° 2' 41" E 49 ° 45 '35 " N , 2 ° 2' 41" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 77 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 78 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.6 ‰ | |
| length | 14 km | |
The Poix (French: Rivière de Poix ) is a river in France that runs in the Somme department in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises between the hamlets of Brettencourt and Souplicourt in the municipality of Hescamps , generally drains in an easterly direction and flows after 14 kilometers just below Famechon , but already in the municipality of Frémontiers as a left tributary into the Évoissons . It is sometimes referred to as the northern arm of the Évoissons.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Sainte-Segrée
- Thieulloy-la-Ville
- Saulchoy-sous-Poix
- Laughing Chapel
- Poix-de-Picardy
- Blangy-sous-Poix
- Famechon
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 14, 2014, rounded to full kilometers