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BROAD SECTION ESCAUT (France)

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BROAD SECTION ESCAUT (France)
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Distance in km : 44 km

Number of locks : 6

Dimensions (L x W) : 144,60 m x 12 m

Draught : 3 m (2,50 m de Valenciennes à Mortagne)

Clearance : 4,50 m

From Bassin rond to Mortagne-du-Nord

The channelled Broad Section part of the Escaut begins in France at Bassin-Rond, crosses Belgium as far as Anvers then reaches the Netherlands and the North Sea via a vast estuary. The French section, 45 km long, crosses Valenciennes before reaching the border, 1 km after its junction with the Scarpe.

Useful Links

Navigation services of this navigable waterways Fluvial’s publication on the cruises on this waterway List of rental bases on and near this navigable waterway

Diagram

pk: 0 - Bassin rond (à 1 km)
1
Escaut (à petit gabarit) Canal à Grand gabarit (liaison Dunkerque-Escaut)
pk: 10 - Denain
2
pk: 22 - Valenciennes
3
pk: 32 - Condé-sur-Escaut
pk: 44 - Mortagne-du-Nord
Scarpe inférieure (fermée entre Fort-de-Scarpe et Warlaing)Haut Escaut (Belgique)
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