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The river Canche (; ) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel, of which the Somme is the largest example. It is long. The basin of the Canche extends to and lies in the south of the département of Pas-de-Calais. Forming an alluvial valley from wide, the Canche valley also contains marshes, meadows and small woods. The gentle gradient, averaging 1.5 percent, gives the river a meandering course.

Key facts

River.name
Canche
River.image
LaCancheMontreuil.jpg
River.image_caption
The Canche at Montreuil-sur-Mer
River.map
Map of La Canche watershed.png
River.map_caption
Watershed of the Canche River watershed
River.pushpin_map
France#France Hauts-de-France
River.source1_location
Pas-de-Calais
River.mouth_location
English Channel
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
France

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
France
Image
LaCancheMontreuil.jpg
Length
100.2
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origin of the watercourse
Gouy-en-Ternois
Commons category
Canche
mouth of the watercourse
English Channel
watershed area
1310
discharge
15.1
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