The

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

Planquette () is one of the small streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and

Picardy Picardy (; Picard language, Picard and , , ) is a historical and cultural territory and a former regions of France, administrative region located in northern France. The first mentions of this province date back to the Middle Ages: it gained it ...

, into the

Canche The river Canche (; ) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel, of which the Somme is the largest example. It is long. The basin of the Canche extends to and lies in the sou ...

. Its length is . The river rises at

Planques Planques (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The source of the small river Planquette is in the commune. Population Places of interest * The 16th-18th century church See also *Communes ...

and passes Fressin, Wambercourt, Cavron-Saint-Martin and joins the Canche at Contes.

References

External links

*''Carte Géologique de la France à l'échelle du millionième'' 6th edn. BRGM (2003)
Carte des bassins versants de la Canche et de la Ternoise Informations sur les atlas des zones inondables
Rivers of France Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais Rivers of Hauts-de-France {{France-river-stub