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Main source
  
France

Source
  
France

River mouth
  
Lys

Country
  
France

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Progression
  
Lys→ Scheldt→ North Sea

Similar
  
Leie, Marque, Metropolitan Lille, Citadel of Lille, Lawe

The Deûle (Dutch: Deule) is a river of northern France which is 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.

Map of Canal de la De%C3%BBle, France

The Souchez is formed from the union, in the village of Souchez, of two smaller brooks, called the Carency and the Saint-Nazaire.

The channeled part comprises two branches:

  • the high gauge canal known as Canal de la Deûle which ensures the connection between the channeled Lys and the Scarpe (a tributary of the Scheldt) in Douai,
  • the Canal de Lens, fed by the Souchez, which connects Lens with the Canal de la Deûle at Courrières.

    • 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 of Pas-de-Calais and Nord, and the towns of 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.

    References

    Deûle Wikipedia
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