Scarpe

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Scarpe
The Scarpe in Douai

The Scarpe in Douai

Data
Water code FR :  E2010600 , FR :  E2--0110
location France , Hauts-de-France region
River system Scheldt
Drain over Scheldt  → North Sea
source in the municipality of Tincques,
50 ° 22 ′ 16 ″  N , 2 ° 30 ′ 27 ″  E
Source height approx.  121  m
muzzle at Mortagne-du-Nord in the Scheldt Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′ 1 ″  N , 3 ° 26 ′ 48 ″  E 50 ° 30 ′ 1 ″  N , 3 ° 26 ′ 48 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  16  m
Height difference approx. 105 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.1 ‰
length 94 km
Catchment area 1394 km²
Right tributaries Crinchon
Medium-sized cities Arras , Douai
Small towns Saint-Nicolas , Saint-Laurent-Blangy , Cuincy , Waziers , Lallaing , Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Navigable in the area of ​​the channeled section

The Scarpe (ndl. Skarpe ) is a river in northern France that runs in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the municipality of Tincques , generally drains east to northeast through the Scarpe-Schelde Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut) and flows 94 kilometers into the Scheldt as a left tributary at Mortagne-du-Nord . On the way, only smaller rivers flow into the Scarpe. On his way he crosses the Pas-de-Calais and Nord departments .

Places on the river

history

During the First World War , the Scarpe valley was the scene of much fighting.

shipping

From Arras, around 2/3 of its course, the river was canalized for shipping . At Douai it crosses the Canal de la Sensée , which here is part of the large shipping route Dunkirk-Scheldt .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Scarpe at SANDRE (French) and the Scarpe canalisée at SANDRE (French), accessed on December 11, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.