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Below, the Belgian rivers are given alphabetically. See also Category:Rivers of Belgium. If the names are different in French, Dutch or German, they are given in parentheses (only given if the river flows in French, Dutch or German-speaking territory). Note for additions: Please remember to add the city where the river meets for each river.
34,548 km 2 (13,339 sq mi) Discharge. • average. 350 m 3 /s (12,000 cu ft/s) [1] The Meuse[a] or Maas[b] is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of 925 km (575 miles).
The Sambre (French: [sɑ̃bʁ]) is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallonian capital Namur. The source of the Sambre is near Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, in the Aisne département. It passes through the Franco-Belgian coal basin, formerly an important industrial ...
Moselle river flowing through Metz, with the church of Temple Neuf Cochem Castle, overlooking the Mosel A liberty pole erected by the Moselle during the French Revolution, water colour by Goethe, 1793. Château de Meinsberg (dit de Malbrouck): near Manderen, this castle was built in the 15th century but rebuilt in the 1990s. Today it is used ...
Roer. The Roer or Rur (German: Rur [ʁuːɐ̯]; Dutch and Limburgish: Roer, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈruːr], Limburgish: [ˈʀuːʀ˦]; French: Rour[2]) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse (Dutch: Maas). About 90 percent of the river's course is in ...
Not to be confused with Seine, the river which flows through Paris. The Senne (French: [sɛn] ⓘ) or Zenne (Dutch: [ˈzɛnə]) is a small river that flows through Brussels, Belgium. Its source is in the village of Naast near the municipality of Soignies. It is an indirect tributary of the Scheldt, through the Dyle and the Rupel.
Designated. 2 February 2020. Reference no. 2405 [ 3 ] The Scheldt (/ ˈʃɛlt, ˈskɛlt / SHELT, SKELT; French: Escaut [ɛsko]; Dutch: Schelde [ˈɕxɛldə] ⓘ) is a 435-kilometre-long (270 mi) [ 4 ] river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea.
Oise (river) The Oise (/ wɑːz / WAHZ; French: [waz] ⓘ) is a river of Belgium and France, flowing for 341 km (212 mi) [1] from its source in the Belgian province of Hainaut, south of Chimay. It crosses the border with France after about 20 km (12 mi). It flows into the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a north-western suburb of Paris.