Slack (river)

Slack

The Slack.
Native name La Slack
Basin
Main source Pas-de-Calais
River mouth English Channel
50°48′18″N 1°36′5″E / 50.80500°N 1.60139°E / 50.80500; 1.60139 (English Channel-Slack)Coordinates: 50°48′18″N 1°36′5″E / 50.80500°N 1.60139°E / 50.80500; 1.60139 (English Channel-Slack)
Countries France
Physiognomy
Length 22 km (14 mi)

The Slack is a 22-kilometre (14 mi) long river in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France.

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.

The Slack and Fort Mahon.

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