Helpe Majeure
Appearance
Helpe Majeure | |
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The weir in Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Sambre |
• coordinates | 50°10′21″N 3°47′46″E / 50.1725°N 3.7962°E |
Length | 69.1 km (42.9 mi) |
Basin size | 329 km2 (127 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 3.86 m3/s (136 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Sambre→ Meuse→ North Sea |
Helpe Majeure (French pronunciation: [ɛlp maʒœʁ]) is a river that runs through the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It rises in the municipality of Ohain, with about a third of its watershed in Belgium, near the town of Momignies. The river initially marks the Franco-Belgian border as it flows north. Then it turns west and flows for 69 kilometres (43 mi) to its confluence north of Noyelles-sur-Sambre, as a southern tributary of the Sambre.[1]
See also
[edit]- Lac du Val-Joly, an artificial lake in France, created by damming the Helpe Majeure
References
[edit]- ^ (in French) Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Helpe Majeure (D0150650)". Retrieved March 2014.