- Scarpe
Infobox River | river_name = Scarpe
caption =
origin =Pas-de-Calais
mouth =Scheldt
coord|50|29|59|N|3|26|49|E|name=Scheldt-Scarpe|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France
length = 102 km
elevation = 101 m
discharge =
watershed = 1,322 km²The Scarpe is ariver in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance , left tributary of theScheldt .The "Scarpe" is about a hundred kilometers long, of which two thirds has been turned into
canal s.The source of the river is at
Berles-Monchel nearAubigny-en-Artois . It flows through the citiesArras ,Douai andSaint-Amand-les-Eaux . The river ends atMortagne-du-Nord where it flows into theScheldt .The river and its valley were an important battleground in the First World War.
References
*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/E2--0110.php?cg=E2--0110 The Scarpe at the Sandre database]
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