Lawe

The Lawe at Bruay -La Buissière

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The Lawe is a river in France, which mostly runs in the Pas -de -Calais, in the Nord -Pas -de -Calais. It rises near the village Rocourt -en- l'Eau, in the municipality of Magnicourt -en- Comté, drained generally in a northeasterly direction and empties after 41 kilometers at La Gorgue, in the Nord as a right tributary to the river Lys.

Shipping

In Béthune she crosses the Canal d' Aire, a section of the Great shipping lane Dunkirk -Scheldt. The Lawe itself is channeled from the mouth to Béthune, the locks are, however, no longer preserved so that this range for the shipping can not be availed today.

Places on the river

  • La Comté
  • Houdain
  • Divion
  • Bruay la Buissière
  • Annezin
  • Béthune
  • La Couture
  • Lestrem
  • La Gorgue
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