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Lys

River in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt

Body of waterriverQ208493

Also known as Goudne Riviere · Golden River · Leie

Length: 202 km
Discharge: 22 cubic metre per second
Origin of the watercourse: Lisbourg
Mouth: Scheldt
Country: France
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, Belgium
Watershed area: 4,727 km²

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The Lys or Leie is a river in France and Belgium, and a left-bank tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt, with the confluence in the city of Ghent, Belgium. Its total length is 202 kilometres (126 mi).

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50.7894, 3.1183OpenStreetMap ↗

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AIDB. (2026). Lys (Q208493). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/lys-Q208493