Slack (river)

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Slack
The mouth of the Slack at Fort Mahon

The mouth of the Slack at Fort Mahon

Data
Water code FR :  E5100570
location France , Hauts-de-France region
River system Slack
source in the municipality of Hermelinghen
50 ° 47 ′ 49 ″  N , 1 ° 51 ′ 1 ″  E
Source height approx.  100  m
muzzle at Ambleteuse in the English Channel coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 17 "  N , 1 ° 36 ′ 6"  E 50 ° 48 ′ 17 "  N , 1 ° 36 ′ 6"  E
Mouth height approx.  0  m
Height difference approx. 100 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.5 ‰
length 22 km
Right tributaries Crembreux
Small towns marquise

The Slack is a coastal river in France that runs in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the municipality of Hermelinghen , in the Regional Nature Park Caps et Marais d'Opale , generally drains in a westerly direction and flows into the English Channel after 22 kilometers at Ambleteuse , on the municipal border with Wimereux .

Places on the river

Trivia

The estuary is the setting for the film The Fine Society by Bruno Dumont .

Web links

Commons : Slack  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Slack from SANDRE (French), accessed on August 21, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.