| Peene Becque | |
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_la_Peene_Becque.jpg) The Peene Becque inBavinchove | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Yser |
• coordinates | 50°54′5″N2°28′43″E / 50.90139°N 2.47861°E /50.90139; 2.47861 |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yser→North Sea |
ThePeene Becque (West Flemish: Penebeke) is a small river in theNord department in France. It is 24 km (15 mi) long.[1] The wordPeene may be related to the modern Dutch wordPeen that refers to thewild carrot plant (Daucus carota), whilebecque is the transliteration of theDutch wordbeek, referring to a small stream (compare the English wordbeck).
The Peene Becque has its source inSainte-Marie-Cappel, south ofMont Cassel, flows first west throughOxelaëre andBavinchove, then takes a north-eastern direction throughZuytpeene,Noordpeene,Ochtezeele,Arnèke,Ledringhem,Wormhout andWylder where it ends its course by flowing into the Franco-Belgian riverYser.
The Peene Becque constitutes a natural border between the villages of Arnèke and Ledringhem (to the south), between Ledringhem and Zermezeele and between Ledringhem and Wormhout.
According to the organisationSchéma d’Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux (SAGE) de l'Yser,[2] the water quality of the Peene Becque is poor, with domestic pollution having a greater impact thanagricultural pollution, especially in summer when the water level is low.
The Peene Becque has even smaller tributaries, no more than large ditches, like the short one passing through the centre of the village of Ledringhem, theTrommels Becque, looking like an open air sewage serving theLa campagnarde neighbourhood; theZermezeele Becque;[3] theCray hill becque (4.4 km) crossing Arnèke; or theLyncke becque (6.7 km) crossing Zuytpeene.[1]
The1677 Battle of Cassel is also sometime referred asBattle of the Peene.
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