Canal de Lens
| Canal de Lens | |
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| Water code | FR : E3010750 |
| location | France, Hauts-de-France region |
| length | 8.5 km |
| Built | End of the 19th century |
| class | IV |
| Beginning | Branch from the canalised Deûle at Courrières |
| The End | in the port of Lens |
| Descent structures | 0 |
| Ports | Lens |
| Used river | Souchez |
| Kilometrage | Direction Lens |
| Downhill | Direction Deûle |
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The Canal de Lens (German: Lens Canal ) is a French shipping canal that runs in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region . It is also sometimes called the Canal de la Souchez .
course
It is a canal of the branch canal type , which branches off the canalised Deûle at Courrières , which is now part of the major shipping route Dunkirk-Scheldt , and reaches the port of Lens after 8.5 kilometers . Here it is endowed with water from the Souchez River . The canal does not need any locks .
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 50 ° 28 ′ 8 ″ N , 2 ° 56 ′ 48 ″ E
- End point of the canal: 50 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ N , 2 ° 51 ′ 6 ″ E
Places on the canal
history
The originally 11 kilometer long canal was put into operation at the end of the 19th century and was used to transport the coal mined in the city of Lens by cargo ship. Since the coal mines were closed, it has largely lost its importance. The part that runs in the urban area has meanwhile been filled in, so that today only 8.5 kilometers are left.
Web links
- Information about the canal (French)