The Sensée (; pcd, Sinsée) is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

in northern

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that crosses the

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Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

. The source is found at Croisilles and passes through Lécluse. It crosses the Canal du Nord at

Arleux Arleux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography The river Sensée joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 commune ...

, and joins the canalized Escaut at Bouchain. The average descent is 2.42%. It is long: upstream of the Canal du Nord, and 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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