Sensée | |
Pushpin Map: | France#France Hauts-de-France |
Mouth Coordinates: | 50.2794°N 3.3106°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 47km (29miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 111m (364feet) |
Basin Size: | 725km2 |
The Sensée (in French pronounced as /sɑ̃se/; 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 47km (29miles) long: 27km (17miles) upstream of the Canal du Nord, and 20km (10miles) downstream of the Canal du Nord.
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.
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