Global InformationDecauville railway of the Watissart quarries information
Carrières Watissart around 1909 and Lac du Watissart around 2009
The Decauville railway of the Watissart quarries was a narrow-gauge railway of the quartzite and marble quarries in Jeumont in the Département Nord in the Hauts-de-France region. The former quarries have been flooded to create a lake that is now used as a nature reserve and recreational area for fishing, swimming and diving.[1][2]
- ^ Marie-Pierre Feugas: Une course d’orientation sous l’eau ? C’est possible à Jeumont, une première régionale. 26 August 2015.
- ^ Alice Bonvoisin und Cécile Debachy: Jeumont Voilà à quoi devrait ressembler le tout nouveau site du Watissart. 11 July 2018.