Slack (river)

Slack
The Slack
Native nameLa Slack (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPas-de-Calais
Mouth 
 • location
English Channel
 • coordinates
50°48′18″N 1°36′5″E / 50.80500°N 1.60139°E / 50.80500; 1.60139
Length22 km (14 mi)

The Slack (French pronunciation: [slak], in Picard locally [s̟laːk]) is a 22-kilometre-long (14 mi) coastal river in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France.[1]

It rises at Hermelinghen on Mount Binôt, flows through Rinxent, Marquise, Beuvrequen, Slack (village near Ambleteuse) and flows into the English Channel in Ambleteuse next to Fort Mahon.

References

  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Slack (E5100570)".