Sensée
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| Origin | Picardie |
| Mouth | English Channel |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 26km |
| Source elevation | 111 m |
| Basin area | 725 km² |
La Sensée river in northern France whose course crosses the departement of Pas-de-Calais. The source is found at Croisilles and passes through Lécluse. It joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux, which then joins the canalized Escaut at Bouchain. The average descent is 2.42%.
La 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.
[edit] External links
(All French language)
- Water measuring station on the Sensée
- débits synthétiques sur la Banque HYDRO
- données débits moyens journaliers Année 2004 changer l'année dans la barre d'adresse
- comparaison 2005 / chronologie antérieure disponible changer l'année dans la barre d'adresse
- Dictionary of rivers and canals of France in Projet Babel
- General Information from the flood zones atlas
