Marque (river)

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Marque
The channeled marque in Marcq-en-Barœul

The channeled marque in Marcq-en-Barœul

Data
Water code FR :  E3340600
location France , Hauts-de-France region
River system Scheldt
Drain over Deûle  → Scheldt  → North Sea
source in the municipality of Mons-en-Pévèle
50 ° 28 ′ 19 ″  N , 3 ° 5 ′ 2 ″  E
Source height approx.  55  m
Mouth as Canal de Roubaix at Marquette-lez-Lille in the Deûle coordinates: 50 ° 26 '17 "  N , 3 ° 35' 39"  E 50 ° 26 '17 "  N , 3 ° 35' 39"  E
Mouth height approx.  22  m
Height difference approx. 33 m
Bottom slope approx. 1 ‰
length 32 km
Right tributaries Petite marque
Medium-sized cities Villeneuve-d'Ascq , Marcq-en-Barœul
Small towns Hem , Wasquehal
Navigable in the estuary section as part of the Canal de Roubaix

The Marque ( nl. Mark ) is a river in France that runs in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the municipality of Mons-en-Pévèle , first drains to the northeast, then turns to the northwest and after 32 kilometers flows into the Deûle as a right tributary in Marquette-lez-Lille . From Wasquehal it is canalised and part of the Canal de Roubaix canal .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Marque  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Marque at SANDRE (French), accessed on May 9, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969