Card: The Lys
Card: The Lys
Information about the Lys
Total length :
Length: 143 kilometers
Aire-sur-la-Lys in Armentières: 42 km
Armentieres in Ghent: 101 km
Authorized speed:
France and Walloon Region: 8 km / h
Flemish Region: 12km / h for buildings with a draft of 1 meter or less;
9km / h for vessels with a draft of 1.01 to 2 meters
Feature :
It is an important transportation route. The section between Deûlémont and Deinze is canalized, it is suitable for boats of 1 350 tonnes. It is a wide waterway with concrete banks and intensive traffic.
Navigation tips:
Moor with the infrastructure provided for this purpose. Beware of the turbulence and aspirations of large merchant ships. Stay at a sufficient distance from the banks. Beware of professional traffic between Deûlémont and Deinze. Traffic quite intensive in summer.