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===Hydrography===
[[File:Aisne, Soissons.jpg|thumb|The [[Aisne (river)|Aisne]] river at [[Soissons]], 2008]]

The [[Scheldt]] (which takes its source near [[Le Catelet]]), the [[Aisne (river)|Aisne]], the [[Marne (river)|Marne]], the [[Ourcq]], the [[Vesle]], the [[Somme (river)|Somme]] (which rises in [[Fonsommes]]), the [[Oise (river)|Oise]], and the [[Serre (river)|Serre]]. In the south of the department, there is the ''Surmelin'', the Verdonnelle, and the ''Dhuys'' (this river is channeled into the Dhuis Aqueduct, 131&nbsp;km long, to supply drinking water to Paris since 1 October 1865 and also more recently the Leisure Park of [[Marne-la-Vallée]]).

The department is also crossed by numerous canals (e.g. the [[Canal de Saint-Quentin|Canal of Saint-Quentin]], 93&nbsp;km).