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At the end of this article the rivers of the Netherlands are given alphabetically. See also Category:Rivers of the Netherlands and Category:Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. Note for additions: please remember to add the city where the river meets for each river. Western Scheldt/Westerschelde (at Vlissingen) Scheldt/Schelde (near Zandvliet, Belgium)
Map of river discharge in the Netherlands; the majority flows through the Grote rivieren The Rhine-Meuse delta and the rivers that flow into it form the Grote rivieren. The Grote rivieren, literally translated Great (or Large) rivers, is a landform in the Netherlands.
When discussing cities, the distinction is sometimes made between the cities in two urban networks. The largest urban network is known as Randstad, including the largest four cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Of these, 3 have historic city rights: Utrecht from 1122; Amsterdam from 1306; and Rotterdam from 1340.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Rivers of the Netherlands" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total.
The Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta is a river delta in the Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse (Dutch: Maas) and the Scheldt rivers. In some cases, the Scheldt delta is considered a separate delta to the Rhine–Meuse delta.
The Amstel (Dutch: ⓘ) is a river in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. [1] It flows from the Aarkanaal and Drecht in Nieuwveen northwards, passing Uithoorn, Amstelveen, and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, to the IJ in Amsterdam, to which the river gives its name.
The Waal (Dutch name, pronounced) is the main distributary branch of the river Rhine flowing approximately 80 km (50 mi) through the Netherlands. It is the major waterway connecting the port of Rotterdam to Germany. Before it reaches Rotterdam, it joins with the Afgedamde Maas near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede.
The Lek (Dutch pronunciation:) is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km (37 mi) in length. [1] It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafter called the Lek River. The Nederrijn is, itself, a distributary branch of the river Rhine.