RIVER BASIN · SHLD

Schelde

Europe · shared by 3 countries

19,740km² of basin
3riparian countries
6treaties on record
8Mpeople in basin

The basin

Schelde basin (blue) over its riparian countries · real geometry, TFDD & Natural Earth

Shared by

BelgiumFranceNetherlands

6 treaties in the record

1820Treaty of Limits Between France and the Netherlands concluded at Courtray
Territorial and Border Issues
1863Convention about the ruling about the management of the Escaut, in agreement with article 5 of the Treaty signed on May 12, 1863, signed at the Hague, on Septem
Navigation, Funding and Financing
1950Protocol to establish a tripartite standing committee on polluted waters, signed at Brussels
Water Quality
1963Treaty between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium concerning the connexion between the Scheldt and the Rhine
Navigation
1982Convention between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Belgium concerning improvement of the common River Lys between Deulemont and Menin [alt. Menen]
Navigation, Infrastructure, Flood Management
19941994 agreement on the protection of the River Scheldt
Water Quality

Source: TFDD International Freshwater Treaties Database · open in the explorer →