The Canal de Bourbourg is a 19.5 km long canal which connects the Aa River

Aa River (France)

The Aa is an 89 km long river in northern France. Its source is near the village Bourthes. It flows through the following départements and cities:* Pas-de-Calais: Saint-Omer.* Nord: Gravelines....

 (near Bourbourg

Bourbourg

Bourbourg is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated in the maritime plain of northern France, at the heart of a triangle formed by Dunkirk, Calais, and Saint-Omer.-Heraldry:-Historical sites:...

) and Dunkerque's inner harbours in the Nord department, in northern France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. It forms one segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut

Canal Dunkerque-Escaut

The Canal Dunkerque-Escaut is a 189 km series of large canals from Dunkerque to Mortagne-du-Nord. The route is also known as the liaison,...

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In the village of Brouckerque

Brouckerque

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, coming from Dunkerque, the canal can either turn right on its path to the Aa at Bourbourg

Bourbourg

Bourbourg is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated in the maritime plain of northern France, at the heart of a triangle formed by Dunkirk, Calais, and Saint-Omer.-Heraldry:-Historical sites:...

, or continue straight to join the Canal de la Colme

Canal de la Colme

The Canal de la Colme is made up of the Canal de la Haute Colme and the Canal de la Basse Colme.-References:...

 near the village of Lynck and continue on to the Aa River

Aa River (France)

The Aa is an 89 km long river in northern France. Its source is near the village Bourthes. It flows through the following départements and cities:* Pas-de-Calais: Saint-Omer.* Nord: Gravelines....

 at Watten

Watten, Nord

-Sights:The village is famous for its old ruined abbey, and for its mill, which was restored in the 1990s. These two buildings are located on the "Mountain of Watten" . Its church dates from the thirteenth century.-References:* *...

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External links

• Waterway guide Navigation on the canal, including Dunkerque as an entry port into the French waterways system.