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river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
Créquoise (; pcd, Créquoése) is one of the small streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and
Picardy Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hist ...
, into the
Canche The river Canche (; nl, Kwinte) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel, of which the Somme is the largest example. It is long. The basin of the Canche extends to and lies ...
. It is long. The river rises at
Créquy Créquy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography One of many small villages in Artois, Créquy gives it name to the small stream, the Créquoise, that rises in the nearby hills and is ...
and passes by Torcy,
Royon Royon () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Royon is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D130 road, in the valley of the Créquoise The river Créquoise ...
,
Lebiez Lebiez (; vls, Sint-Vaast) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small village situated 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D130 and D108 crossroads and by the ba ...
,
Hesmond Hesmond is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A village situated some 8 miles (13 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D149E1 road and in the valley of the Créquoise river. Popula ...
,
Offin Offin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Offin lies about southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D130 road, in the valley of the Créquoise river. Population Places of interest ...
,
Loison-sur-Créquoise Loison-sur-Créquoise (, literally ''Loison on Créquoise''; pcd, Logeon-su-Créquoése) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Loison-sur-Créquoise is situated 7 miles (11 km) sout ...
and joins the Canche at
Beaurainville Beaurainville (; vls, Belrem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Beaurainville is a small town situated some 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D130 ...
. Three small tributaries join the Créquoise, the Fosse du Corval, L'Embrienne and le Surgeon


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Schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux In France, the schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux (SDAGE) aims to put into effect the principles of the law of 3 January 1992 on the level of the major hydrographic basins. In translation, its name is outline for the organiza ...


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*''Carte Géologique de la France à l'échelle du millionième'' 6th edn. BRGM (2003)
Carte des bassins versants de la Canche et de la Ternoise Informations sur les atlas des zones inondables
Rivers of France Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais Rivers of Hauts-de-France {{France-river-stub