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Meuse river
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{{Infobox_river | river_name = Meuse
| image_name = Meuse_river.jpg
| caption = The Meuse (''Maas'') at Maastricht
| origin =
France
| mouth =
Hollands Diep
| basin_countries =
France,
Belgium,
Netherlands
| length = 925 km (575 mi)
| elevation = 409 m (1,342 ft)
| discharge = 230 m³/s (8,124 ft³/s)
| watershed = 36,000 km² (13,900 mi²)
}}
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The '''Meuse''' (
Dutch language Dutch ''Maas'') is a major
European river, rising in
France and flowing through
Belgium and the
Netherlands before draining into the
North Sea. It has a total length of 925 km (575 miles).
The Meuse rises on the
Langres Plateau in
France from where it flows northwards past
Sedan, France Sedan (the head of navigation) and
Charleville-Mézières into
Belgium. At
Namur (city) Namur it is joined by the River
Sambre. Beyond Namur the Meuse winds eastwards, skirting the
Ardennes, and passes
Liège (city) Liège before turning north. The river then forms part of the Belgian-Dutch border, except that at
Maastricht the border lies further to the west. In the Netherlands it continues northwards past
Venlo, then turns towards the west, merging with the
Rhine into an extensive
river delta delta before finally flowing into the North Sea via the
Nieuwe Waterweg and the
Hollands Diep. The river divides near
Heusden into the
Afgedamde Maas on the right and the
Bergse Maas on the left.
The Meuse is crossed by
railway bridges between the following
railway station stations (on the left and right banks respectively):
*Netherlands:
**
Venlo Blerick –
Venlo
**
Cuijk –
Nijmegen Heyendaal
**
Ravenstein, Netherlands Ravenstein –
Wijchen
**
's-Hertogenbosch –
Zaltbommel
There are also numerous road bridges and around 32 ferry crossings.
The Meuse is navigable over a substantial part of its total length: In Holland and Belgium, the river is part of the major inland navigation infrastructure, connecting the Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Antwerp port areas to the industrial areas upstream: 's Hertogenbosch, Venlo, Maastricht, Liège, Namur. South of Namur, further upstream, the river can only carry more modest vessels, although a barge as long as 100 m. can still reach the French border town of Givet.
From Givet, the river is canalized over a distance of 272 kilometers. The canalized Meuse used to be called the "Canal de l'Est - Branche Nord" but was recently rebaptized into "Canal de la Meuse". The waterway can be used by the smallest barges that are still in use commercially (almost 40 meters long and just over 5 meters wide). Just upstream of the town of Commercy, the Canal de la Meuse connects with the Canal de la Marne au Rhin by means of a short diversion canal. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways database)
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Tributaries
The main tributaries of the river Meuse are listed below in downstream-upstream order, with the town where the tributary meets the river:
**
Dieze (near
's-Hertogenbosch)
***
Aa River (France) Aa (in
's-Hertogenbosch)
***
Dommel (in
's-Hertogenbosch)
****
Gender (creek) Gender (in
Eindhoven)
**
Niers (in
Gennep)
**
Swalm (in
Swalmen)
**
Rur Rur/Roer (in
Roermond)
**
Geleenbeek (near
Maasbracht)
**
Geul (near
Meerssen)
**
Jeker Geer/Jeker (in
Maastricht)
**
Voer Fouron/Voer (in
Eijsden)
**
Berwinne Berwinne/Berwijn (near
Moelingen, part of
Voeren)
**
Ourthe (in
Liège (city) Liège)
***
Vesdre Weser/Vesdre (near
Liège (city) Liège)
***
Amblève (river) Amel/Amblève (in
Comblain-au-Pont)
****
Salm, Belgium Salm (in
Trois-Ponts)
****
Warche (near
Malmedy)
**
Hoyoux (in
Huy)
**
Sambre (in
Namur (city) Namur)
**
Bocq (in
Yvoir)
**
Molignée (in
Anhée)
**
Lesse (in
Anseremme, part of
Dinant)
**
Viroin (in
Vireux-Molhain)
**
Semois Semois or Semoy (in
Monthermé)
**
Bar (river) Bar (near
Dom-le-Mesnil)
**
Chiers (in
Bazeilles)
{{commons|Meuse River|Meuse River}}
Meuse département
The
Meuse ''
département in France département'', in northeastern
France is named after the river.
Category:Rivers of Belgium
Category:Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta
Category:Rivers of the Netherlands
Category:Rivers of France
ang:MÇ£s
bg:МааÑ?
ca:Mosa
da:Meuse
de:Maas
es:Mosa
eo:Mozo
fr:Meuse (fleuve)
gl:RÃo Mosa
it:Mosa (fiume)
la:Mosa
lb:Meuse (Floss)
li:Maas
nl:Maas
ja:マース�
no:Maas
pl:Moza
pt:Rio Mosa
ro:Meuse
ru:МааÑ? (река)
fi:Maas
sv:Maas
wa:Mouze
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Meuse River
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