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River Escaut

The River Escaut was built by James Brindley and opened on 17 September 1782. Expectations for manure traffic to Poleford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The two mile section between Oldcroft and Maidstone was closed in 1888 after a breach at Southcester. In Henry Parker's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Perth Embankment during the war.

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The River Escaut is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe and is made up of the River Escaut - Main waterway, the River Escaut - Western branch and the River Escaut - Eastern Branch.

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VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe: The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners

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The Scheldt (, French: Escaut [ɛsko], Walloon: Escô, Dutch: Schelde [ˈsxɛldə]) is a 350-kilometre-long (220 mi) river that flows through in northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sceald ("shallow"), Modern English shoal, Low German schol, West Frisian skol, and Swedish (obsolete) skäll ("thin").

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[Scheldt] The Scheldt (/ʃɛlt/, French: Escaut [ɛsko], Walloon: Escô, Dutch: Schelde [ˈsxɛldə]) is a 350-kilometre-long (220 mi) river that flows through in northern [Escaut] Escaut may refer to: Scheldt River, Escaut in French MV Escaut, a number of ships with this name Escaut (department), the former French département Manon [Canal Dunkerque-Escaut] The Canal Dunkerque-Escaut is a 189 km long series of historic canals, and the canalised river Escaut (Scheldt) that were substantially rebuilt from the [Scarpe (river)] The Scarpe is a river in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is a left-bank tributary of the river Escaut (Scheldt). It is 94 km (58 mi) long. The [Geography of Belgium] Momignies (Macquenoise), which is drained by the Oise river into the English Channel. Three major rivers flow into the sea: the Scheldt (200 km in Belgium [George Gristock] was part of the British Expeditionary Force. On 21 May 1940 near the River Escaut, Belgium, south of Tournai. Company Sergeant-Major Gristock organized [British Expeditionary Force (World War II)] night to the River Dendre from Maubeuge to Termonde and the Escaut to Antwerp (the Dendre Line), and finally on 18/19 May, to the Escaut from Oudenarde [Operation David] line of the River Scheldt, or Escaut in French, which ran through Ghent to Antwerp. Although a formidable natural obstacle, defending the Escaut, an option [List of rivers of Belgium] Kluisbergen) Rhosne (in Ronse) Haine (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut, France) Hogneau (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut) Honelle (in Quiévrain) Aunelle (..) Grande Honelle [First Allied Airborne Army] was to seize crossings around Tournai and create a bridgehead over the River Escaut, which would cut off a large number of retreating German formations in

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