Sensée

LocationCountryFranceRegionHauts-de-FrancePhysical characteristicsSource  • locationPicardie • elevation111 m (364 ft) Mouth Scheldt50°16′46″N 3°18′38″E / 50.27944°N 3.31056°E / 50.27944; 3.31056Length47 km (29 mi)Basin size725 km² (280 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionScheldt→ North Sea

The Sensée (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃se]; Picard: Sinsée) is a river in northern France that crosses the département of Pas-de-Calais. The source is found at Croisilles and passes through Lécluse. It crosses the Canal du Nord at Arleux, and joins the canalized Escaut at Bouchain. The average descent is 2.42%. It is 47 km (29 mi) long: 27 km (17 mi) upstream of the Canal du Nord,^[1] and 20 km (12 mi) downstream of the Canal du Nord.^[2]

The 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.

See also

• Canal de la Sensée

References

External links

(All French language)

• Water measuring station on the Sensée^{[permanent dead link]}
• débits synthétiques sur la Banque HYDRO ^{[permanent dead link]}
• données débits moyens journaliers Année 2004 ^{[permanent dead link]} changer l'année dans la barre d'addresse
• comparaison 2005 / chronologie antérieure disponible ^{[permanent dead link]} changer l'année dans la barre d'addresse
• Dictionary of rivers and canals of France in Projet Babel
• General Information from the flood zones atlas