The Clarence is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in northern
France
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whose course crosses the
department 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 ...
.
Its source is near the village of
Sains-lès-Pernes. It flows through the communes of
Sachin,
Pernes,
Calonne-Ricouart,
Calonne-sur-la-Lys and
Gonnehem, finally joining the
Lys near
Merville.
It has two tributaries, the
Nave
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and the Grand Nocq.
References
External links
(All French language)
Banque Hydro - Station E3646210 - La Clarence à RobecqBassin versant =
Informations générales sur les atlas des zones inondables
Rivers of France
Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais
Rivers of Hauts-de-France
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