Senne

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The Senne is a small river flowing through Brussels, Belgium, much of which has been covered over as the city developed.


Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
watercourse
basinSize approximately 1,160 km²
country Belgium
coveredInCityCenter true
coveredSectionsLocation central Brussels
DutchName Zenne
flowsThrough Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
surface form: Anderlecht

Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Drogenbos
Grimbergen
Halle (Saale)
surface form: Halle

Lembeek
Lot
municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
surface form: Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Brussels-Capital Region
surface form: Region of Brussels-Capital

Etterbeek
surface form: Schaerbeek

Vilvoorde
Zemst
FrenchName Senne self-link
hasBridgeCountInBrussels numerous bridges (historically and currently)
hasCanalParallel Brussels–Charleroi Canal
Kanaal Brussel-Schelde
surface form: Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal
hasFloodRisk true
hasMajorCityOnRiver Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
historicallyPolluted true
influencedUrbanDevelopmentOf Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
languageOfName Dutch
French
length approximately 103 km
locatedIn Belgium
Western Europe
mouthCountry Belgium
mouthLocation confluence with the Dyle at Zennegat
near Mechelen
partOf Scheldt
surface form: Scheldt basin
passesThroughRegion Brussels-Capital Region
Flemish Brabant
Hainaut
riverSystem Scheldt
surface form: Scheldt river system
sourceLocation Hainaut
surface form: Hainaut Province

near Soignies
subjectOf Brussels river covering works
Brussels sanitation projects
tributaryOf Dyle
usedFor urban drainage
wastewater discharge (historically)

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Senne FrenchName Senne self-link
subject surface form: Anderlecht
Brussels, Belgium river Senne
subject surface form: Brussels
Scheldt tributary Senne