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River Lys

The River Lys is a large river and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe. It runs for 142.02 kilometres through 11 locks from Liaison de Dunkirque-Escaut - Lys Jonction (where it joins the Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut) to Ghent Ringvaart - Lys Verbinding (where it joins the Ghent Ringvaart).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has junctions with the Canal de la Lys at Lys - Canal de la Lys Jonction; with the Kanaal Bossuit-Kortrijk at Kortrijk and with the Canal de la Deûle at Deulemont.

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	Liaison de Dunkirque-Escaut - Lys Jonction Junction of River Lys and Liaison de Dunkirque-Escaut at Aire-sur-la-Lys
	Ecluse 1 de Fort-Gassion	0.41 kilometres	0 locks
	Ecluse 2 de Cense à Witz	7.60 kilometres	1 lock
	Ecluse 3 de Saint-Venant	13.76 kilometres	2 locks
	Ecluse 4 de Merville	22.65 kilometres	3 locks
	La Gorgue	29.26 kilometres	4 locks
	Sailly-Sur-La-Lys	35.85 kilometres	4 locks
	Ecluse 5 et barrage de Bac-Saint-Maur	38.30 kilometres	4 locks
	Ecluse 6 et barrage d'Armentieres	49.26 kilometres	5 locks
	Deulemont Junction of Canal de la Deûle and River Lys	56.56 kilometres	6 locks
	Sluis Komen Komen Lock	62.80 kilometres	6 locks
	Sluis Menen Menen Lock	73.75 kilometres	7 locks
	Kortrijk Junction of Kanaal Bossuit-Kortrijk with River Lys	91.75 kilometres	8 locks
	Sluis Harelbeke	96.34 kilometres	8 locks
	Sluis Sint-Baafs-Vijve	110.09 kilometres	9 locks
	Lys - Canal de la Lys Jonction Junction of the River Lys with the Canal de la Lys at Deinze	123.59 kilometres	10 locks
	Sluis Astene	129.12 kilometres	10 locks
	Ghent Ringvaart - Lys Verbinding Junction of the Ghent Ringvaart with the River Lys	142.02 kilometres	11 locks

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