Deûle
Encyclopedia
The Deûle is a river
of northern France
which is currently channeled for the main part of its course (from Lens
to Lille
). The upstream part is still partly free-flowing and is known as the Souchez. The Deûle flows into the Lys
(right bank) in Deûlémont
.
The Souchez is formed from the union, in the village Souchez
, of two smaller brooks, Carency and Saint-Nazaire.
The channeled part comprises two branches:
Immediately downstream of Lens, the channel is unusually elevated compared to the neighboring banks, as a result of mining depressions.
The Deûle flows through the departments Pas-de-Calais and Nord, and the towns Lens
, Wingles
, Loos
, Lille
, Wambrechies
and Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
, before it flows into the Lys at Deûlémont
.
The Deûle does not yet profit from a Schéma d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
of 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...
which is currently channeled for the main part of its course (from Lens
Lens, Pas-de-Calais
Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
to Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
). The upstream part is still partly free-flowing and is known as the Souchez. The Deûle flows into the Lys
Lys River
The Leie or Lys is a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt in Ghent, Belgium. Its total length is ....
(right bank) in Deûlémont
Deûlémont
-References:*...
.
The Souchez is formed from the union, in the village Souchez
Souchez
Souchez is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Souchez lies north of Arras, at the junction of the D937, D57 and D58 roads. The small river Souchez, a tributary of the Deûle, flows through the town.-Population:-Places of interest:* The...
, of two smaller brooks, Carency and Saint-Nazaire.
The channeled part comprises two branches:
- the high gauge canalCanalCanals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
known as Canal de la Deûle which ensures the connection between the channeled LysLysLys may refer to any of the following:Places*The Lys or Leie, a river in France and Belgium*Lys , a stream of Aosta Valley in Italy*Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in France...
and the Scarpe (a tributary of the ScheldtScheldtThe Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...
) in DouaiDouai-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
, - the Canal de Lens, fed by the Souchez, which connects Lens with the Canal de la Deûle at CourrièresCourrièresCourrières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and D919 roads and next to the A1 autoroute...
.
Immediately downstream of Lens, the channel is unusually elevated compared to the neighboring banks, as a result of mining depressions.
The Deûle flows through the departments Pas-de-Calais and Nord, and the towns Lens
Lens, Pas-de-Calais
Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
, Wingles
Wingles
Wingles is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D165 roads....
, Loos
Loos, Nord
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, Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, Wambrechies
Wambrechies
-References:*...
and Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
-References:*...
, before it flows into the Lys at Deûlémont
Deûlémont
-References:*...
.
The Deûle does not yet profit from a Schéma d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux.
External links
- http://www.eau-artois-picardie.fr/edition/magazine/cc30/etude.htm (in French)