The Deûle (French pronunciation: [døl]; 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.
| Deûle | |
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 The Deûle near Bois Blancs | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | France |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lys |
• coordinates | 50°43′52″N 2°56′41″E / 50.73111°N 2.94472°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lys→ Scheldt→ North Sea |
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,[1]
- the Canal de Lens,[2] fed by the Souchez,[3] 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
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20030910115632/http://www.eau-artois-picardie.fr/edition/magazine/cc30/etude.htm (in French)
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