The Sensée (; pcd, Sinsée) is a
river
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in northern
France
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that crosses the
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
of
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...
. The source is found at
Croisilles and passes through
Lécluse. It crosses the
Canal du Nord
The Canal du Nord (, literally ''Canal of the North'') is a long canal in northern France. The canal connects the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Pont-l'Évêque to the Sensée Canal at Arleux. The French government, in partnership with coal-min ...
at
Arleux
Arleux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Geography
The river Sensée joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes o ...
, and joins the canalized
Escaut at
Bouchain
Bouchain (; vls, Boesem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It lies halfway between Cambrai and Valenciennes. Bouchain, seat of the early medieval County of Ostrevent, was taken by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, in the 10th ...
. The average descent is 2.42%. It is long: upstream of the Canal du Nord,
and downstream of the Canal du Nord.
The Sensée has many tributaries: the
Cojeul, the
Trinquise, the
Hirondelle, the
Agache and the
Naville Tortue.
A 10th-century document refers to the river by the name of Sensada. The origins of the name are unknown.
See also
*
Canal de la Sensée
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...
References
External links
(All French language)
Water measuring station on the Sensée débits synthétiques sur la Banque HYDRO données débits moyens journaliers Année 2004
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comparaison 2005 / chronologie antérieure disponible
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General Information from the flood zones atlas
Rivers of France
Rivers of Hauts-de-France
Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais
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