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The Oise river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 is a right tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Seine
Seine

The Seine is a slow flowing major river and commercial waterway within Regions of France of ?le-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France....
 River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 and France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut, south of the town Chimay. It crosses the border with France after approx. 20 km. It flows into the Seine in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France in the d?partement of Yvelines. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero....
, near Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. Its main tributary is the river Aisne
Aisne River

The Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise River. It gave its name to the French d?partement in France Aisne....
.

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The Oise has already played an important role in inland shipping over the past few centuries.






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The Oise river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 is a right tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Seine
Seine

The Seine is a slow flowing major river and commercial waterway within Regions of France of ?le-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France....
 River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 and France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut, south of the town Chimay. It crosses the border with France after approx. 20 km. It flows into the Seine in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France in the d?partement of Yvelines. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero....
, near Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. Its main tributary is the river Aisne
Aisne River

The Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise River. It gave its name to the French d?partement in France Aisne....
.

Places along the river


In France, the Oise flows through the following départements and towns:

  • Aisne
    Aisne

    Aisne is a departments of France in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River....
    : Hirson
    Hirson

    Hirson is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France. It is a few miles south of the border with Belgium, and was in the past an important strategic position due to being near the intersection of several railway lines....
    , Guise
    Guise

    Guise is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France. The ruins of the medieval castle of Guise, seat of the House of Guise, are located in the commune....
    , Chauny
    Chauny

    Chauny is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France....
  • Oise
    Oise

    Oise is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Oise River....
     (named after the river): Noyon
    Noyon

    Noyon is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.It lies on the Oise Canal, approximately 60 miles north of Paris....
    , Compiègne
    Compiègne

    Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....
    , Creil
    Creil

    Creil is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France....
  • Val-d'Oise
    Val-d'Oise

    Val-d'Oise is a France departments of France named after the Oise River, located in the ?le-de-France regions of France.Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France's main international airport is partially located in Roissy-en-France, a commune of Val d'Oise....
     (named after the river): Auvers-sur-Oise
    Auvers-sur-Oise

    Auvers-sur-Oise is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. It is associated with several famous artists, the most prominent being Vincent van Gogh....
    , Pontoise
    Pontoise

    Pontoise is a Communes of France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 28.4 km from the Kilometre Zero#France, in the "new town#France" of Cergy-Pontoise....
    , Cergy
    Cergy

    Cergy is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero#France, in the "new town#France" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated commune....
    , Jouy-le-Moutier
    Jouy-le-Moutier

    Jouy-le-Moutier is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero#France, in the "new town#France" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s....
  • Yvelines
    Yvelines

    The Yvelines are a France departments of France in the regions of France of ?le-de-France ....
    : Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
    Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

    Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France in the d?partement of Yvelines. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero....


Navigation


The Oise has already played an important role in inland shipping over the past few centuries. The importance of the river as an inland waterway will increase greatly with the construction of the Seine-Nord Europe Canal
Seine-Nord Europe Canal

The Seine-Nord Europe Canal is a high capacity water transportation system currently in development, with construction set to begin in 2008. It is projected to begin from the Oise River at Janville, Oise, north of Compi?gne, to the Dunkirk-Escaut Canal, east of Arleux....
, a projected high capacity link between the Oise at Janville
Janville, Oise

Janville is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France....
 and the high capacity canal system in the North of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. The Seine-Nord Europe Canal will replace the old Canal de Saint Quentin and the current Canal du Nord
Canal du Nord

The canal du Nord is a canal connecting the Oise River and the canal Dunkirk-Scheldt. The construction was started in 1913, but because of the two world wars, it was finished only in 1961....
, the capacity of which is far below standards. When the new Seine Nord connection will be ready, it will allow large vessels to transport goods between the Seine river
Seine

The Seine is a slow flowing major river and commercial waterway within Regions of France of ?le-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France....
 (and the Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
 area) and the ports of Dunkerque, Antwerp
Antwerp

||-||-||-||}Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions....
 and Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
, or further into any part of Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
.

Even nowadays the Oise river is canalized to accommodate large vessels, but draught and headroom under bridges limit the capacity. The seven locks in the Oise (plus the two in the Oise lateral canal) allow vessels of 110 by 11,45 meters to navigate the entire river and the lateral canal to Pont l'Évêque where it joins the Canal du Nord. Further upstream from Pont l'Évêque
Pont-l'Évêque, Oise

Pont-l'?v?que is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France....
, the lateral canal has a capacity which is limited to the Freycinet standard (38 by 5 meters).

Tributaries

Tributaries include

Right bank

  • Noirieu
  • Divette
  • Mas or Matz
  • Aronde
  • Brèche
  • Thérain
    Thérain

    The Th?rain is a river in France, tributary of the Oise River. It rises between Saint-Michel-d'Halescourt and Grumesnil in Seine-Maritime at 175 meters elevation....


Left bank

  • Gland
    Gland, Aisne

    Gland is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France....
  • Thon
  • Serre
  • Ru de Servais
  • Aisne
    Aisne River

    The Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise River. It gave its name to the French d?partement in France Aisne....
  • Automne
  • Nonette
    Nonette River

    The Nonette River is a tributary to the Oise River in northern France. Its source is in Nanteuil-le-Haudouin, it flows west through Senlis, Oise and Chantilly, Oise, and joins the Oise in Gouvieux....
  • Thève


See also

  • List of rivers of France
    List of rivers of France

    This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast....