Yser

Yser
Location of the Yser
Data
Water code	FR :  E4900570
location	France , Hauts-de-France region and Belgium , West Flanders
River system	Yser
River basin district	Scheldt
source	in the municipality of Buysscheure 50 ° 48 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height	approx.  30  m
muzzle	at Nieuwpoort in the North Sea Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  N , 2 ° 43 ′ 25 ″  E 51 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  N , 2 ° 43 ′ 25 ″  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	approx. 30 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.38 ‰
length	78 km
Catchment area	1101 km²
Drain	MQ	3 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Zwyne Becque
Right tributaries	Ieperlee , Peene Becque , Ey Becque
The Yser in Roesbrugge

The Yser (French) or IJzer (Dutch) is a 78 km long coastal river in the border area between French and Belgian Flanders .

course

The Yser rises in the French commune of Buysscheure in the Nord department , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and flows into the North Sea at Nieuwpoort ( West Flanders Province ) .

Places on the river

• Broxeele
• Bollezeele
• Zegerscappel
• Esquelbecq
• Wylder
• Bambecque
• Roesbrugge-Haringe
• Elzendamme
• Diksmuide
• Schoorbakke
• Nieuwpoort

history

Field postcard from 1916

During the First World War , the battles of Flanders took place in the Yser catchment area . From October 29, 1914, the Belgians dammed the Yser outflow on the Yser Front and flooded part of the Yser Valley. As a result, the Germans were forced to retreat to the right bank of the river on November 2, 1914.

Trivia

The asteroid (12276) IJzer was named after the river.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Article Yser on www.be14-18.de, the portal on the First World War in Belgium, accessed on November 1, 2014.

Web links

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

Wiktionary: Yser  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations