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The Yser () is a 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....
 that finds its origin 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....
, enters 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 flows into the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 in the town Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort, Belgium

Nieuwpoort is a municipality located in Flemish Region, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flanders province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris....
.

source of the Yser is in Buysscheure
Buysscheure

Buysscheure is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
, in the Nord
Nord (département)

Nord is a departments of France in the far north of France. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of County of Flanders and County of Hainaut , and the Archdiocese of Cambrai....
 département of northern 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....
. It then flows though Bollezeele
Bollezeele

Bollezeele is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
, Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq

Esquelbecq is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.Its southern limit with Ledringhem is chemin de Rubrouck....
, Bambecque
Bambecque

Bambecque is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
 and approximately 30 of its 78 kilometers run through France before it crosses the border at Houtkerque
Houtkerque

Houtkerque is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France. It is located near the Belgium border, north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road....
.

elgium the Yser flows through Diksmuide
Diksmuide

Diksmuide is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the former Municipalities in Belgium of Beerst, Esen, Belgium, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kape...
, and out into the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 in Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort, Belgium

Nieuwpoort is a municipality located in Flemish Region, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flanders province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris....
.






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The Yser () is a 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....
 that finds its origin 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....
, enters 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 flows into the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 in the town Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort, Belgium

Nieuwpoort is a municipality located in Flemish Region, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flanders province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris....
.

In France

The source of the Yser is in Buysscheure
Buysscheure

Buysscheure is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
, in the Nord
Nord (département)

Nord is a departments of France in the far north of France. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of County of Flanders and County of Hainaut , and the Archdiocese of Cambrai....
 département of northern 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....
. It then flows though Bollezeele
Bollezeele

Bollezeele is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
, Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq

Esquelbecq is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.Its southern limit with Ledringhem is chemin de Rubrouck....
, Bambecque
Bambecque

Bambecque is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
 and approximately 30 of its 78 kilometers run through France before it crosses the border at Houtkerque
Houtkerque

Houtkerque is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France. It is located near the Belgium border, north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road....
.

In Belgium

In Belgium the Yser flows through Diksmuide
Diksmuide

Diksmuide is a Belgium city and Municipalities in Belgium in the Flemish Region Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the former Municipalities in Belgium of Beerst, Esen, Belgium, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kape...
, and out into the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 in Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort, Belgium

Nieuwpoort is a municipality located in Flemish Region, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flanders province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris....
. During the Battle of the Yser
Battle of the Yser

The Battle of the Yser secured part of the coastline of Belgium for the allies in the "Race to the Sea" after the first three months of World War I....
 in the First World War the river was deliberately flooded from Nieuwpoort up to Diksmuide in order to provide an obstacle to the advancing German Army.

Tributaries

  • Peene Becque
    Peene Becque

    The Peene Becque is a small river in Nord d?partement in France. The word Peene may be related to the modern Dutch word Peen that refers to the wild carrot plant , while becque is the transliteration of the Dutch word beek, referring to a small stream ....
    , in northern France
  • Sale Becque


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