Canal de la Deûle

Canal de la Deûle
Bridge over Canal de la Deûle in Lambersart
Specifications
Length	36 km (22 mi) [1]
Locks	4 [1]
Geography
Start point	Bauvin
End point	Deûlémont near the Belgian border
Connects to	Canal Dunkerque-Escaut, River Lys

The Canal de la Deûle is a canal in northern France connecting Bauvin to the Belgian border near Deûlémont. It is 35.8 km with 3 locks. It may also be called the liaison Bauvin-Lys.^[2]

South of Bauvin, the canal continues as part of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut until it reaches Douai.

Parts of the Deule were made navigatible as early as the 13th century. It was linked with the Scarpe in the 17th century and the Lys river in the 18th.^[1]

En route

• PK 36 Belgian border, T-junction with canalised River Lys
• PK 33.5 Deûlémont
• PK 30 Quesnoy
• PK 25 Wambrechies
• PK 24 connection to Canal de Roubaix at Marquette-lez-Lille ^[1]
• PK 17-19 Lille
• PK 0 Bauvin

Continuing south on path shared with Canal Dunkerque-Escaut, we find ^[1]

• Courcelles-lès-Lens
• Carvin
• Pont-à-Vendin
• Connection with Scarpe inférieure
• Connection with Scarpe supérieure
• Douai and the start of the Canal de la Sensée

See also

• List of canals in France

References

1. McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. ISBN 978-1-57409-087-1.
2. Vois Navigables France Itinéraires Fluviaux. Editions De L'Ecluse. 2009. ISBN 978-2-916919-21-8.

Coordinates: 50°44′N 2°56′E / 50.733°N 2.933°E