Rhonelle
| Rhonelle | ||
 The Rhonelle at Famars |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : E1760600 | |
| location | France , Hauts-de-France region | |
| River system | Scheldt | |
| Drain over | Scheldt → North Sea | |
| source | in the municipality of Locquignol 50 ° 11 ′ 59 ″ N , 3 ° 44 ′ 41 ″ E |
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| Source height | 160 m | |
| muzzle | in the urban area of Valenciennes in the Scheldt Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ′ 13 ″ N , 3 ° 31 ′ 38 ″ E 50 ° 21 ′ 13 ″ N , 3 ° 31 ′ 38 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 26 m | |
| Height difference | 134 m | |
| Bottom slope | 4.2 ‰ | |
| length | 32 km | |
| Medium-sized cities | Valenciennes | |
| Small towns | Le Quesnoy , Aulnay-lez-Valenciennes | |
The Rhonelle is a river in France that runs in the Nord department , in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the municipality of Locquignol , in the Avesnois Regional Nature Park , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and, after 32 kilometers in the urban area of Valenciennes, flows into a partially underground drainage channel. This leads over the old arm of the river called Vieil Escaut (old Scheldt) to the canalized Scheldt , where it joins as a right tributary.
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- ↑ The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the relevant website sandre.eaufrance.fr , accessed on August 19, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.