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The Lower Rhine ( kilometers 660 to 1,033 of the Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 River) flows from Bonn
Bonn

Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the Capital of Germany West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, to the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
. Almost immediately after entering the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, the Rhine splits into many branches.

The main branch is called the Waal
Waal

River Waal is the main distributary branch of river Rhine flowing to the central Netherlands for about 80 km before joining the Afgedamde Maas river near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede river....
 which flows from Nijmegen
Nijmegen

Nijmegen is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the Germany border. It is considered to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005....
 to meet the river Meuse
Meuse

Meuse is a departments of France in northeast France, named after the Meuse River....
; after which it is called Merwede
Merwede

The Merwede is the name of several interconnected stretches of river in The Netherlands, all part of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. The Meuse river joins the Waal at Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede ....
. Near Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
 the river is known as Nieuwe Maas
Nieuwe Maas

The Nieuwe Maas is a river branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the Netherlands. It runs from the confluence of the rivers Noord River and Lek River, and flows west through Rotterdam....
, and becomes the Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg

The Nieuwe Waterweg is a ship canal in the Netherlands from Scheur west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland. It is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine....
 flowing into the Northsea at Hoek van Holland
Hoek van Holland

The Hook of Holland , also known in English as the Hook, is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is situated on the North Sea coast, on the north bank of the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal....
.

The Nederrijn
Nederrijn

Nederrijn is the name of the Netherlands part of River Rhine from the confluence at the town of Angeren of the cut-off Rhine bend of Oude Rijn and the Pannerdens Kanaal ....
 refers to the more northern ancient main branch of the Rhine, which flows past Arnhem; splits of the IJssel
IJssel

River IJssel , sometimes called Gelderse IJssel to avoid confusion with its Hollandse IJssel namesake in the west of the Netherlands, is a branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel....
 which flows into the IJsselmeer
IJsselmeer

IJsselmeer is a shallow lake of 1100 km? in the central Netherlands bordering the Provinces of the Netherlands of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m....
 and splits into the Kromme Rijn
Kromme Rijn

The Kromme Rijn is a river in Utrecht , the Netherlands.In Ancient Rome times, this northernmost branch of the Rhine river delta was the main distributary of this major European river....
 and the Lek River
Lek River

The Lek is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede....
 at Wijk bij Duurstede
Wijk bij Duurstede

Wijk bij Duurstede is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands....
.






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The Lower Rhine ( kilometers 660 to 1,033 of the Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 River) flows from Bonn
Bonn

Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the Capital of Germany West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, to the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
. Almost immediately after entering the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, the Rhine splits into many branches.

The main branch is called the Waal
Waal

River Waal is the main distributary branch of river Rhine flowing to the central Netherlands for about 80 km before joining the Afgedamde Maas river near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede river....
 which flows from Nijmegen
Nijmegen

Nijmegen is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the Germany border. It is considered to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005....
 to meet the river Meuse
Meuse

Meuse is a departments of France in northeast France, named after the Meuse River....
; after which it is called Merwede
Merwede

The Merwede is the name of several interconnected stretches of river in The Netherlands, all part of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. The Meuse river joins the Waal at Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede ....
. Near Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
 the river is known as Nieuwe Maas
Nieuwe Maas

The Nieuwe Maas is a river branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the Netherlands. It runs from the confluence of the rivers Noord River and Lek River, and flows west through Rotterdam....
, and becomes the Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg

The Nieuwe Waterweg is a ship canal in the Netherlands from Scheur west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland. It is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine....
 flowing into the Northsea at Hoek van Holland
Hoek van Holland

The Hook of Holland , also known in English as the Hook, is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is situated on the North Sea coast, on the north bank of the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal....
.

The Nederrijn
Nederrijn

Nederrijn is the name of the Netherlands part of River Rhine from the confluence at the town of Angeren of the cut-off Rhine bend of Oude Rijn and the Pannerdens Kanaal ....
 refers to the more northern ancient main branch of the Rhine, which flows past Arnhem; splits of the IJssel
IJssel

River IJssel , sometimes called Gelderse IJssel to avoid confusion with its Hollandse IJssel namesake in the west of the Netherlands, is a branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel....
 which flows into the IJsselmeer
IJsselmeer

IJsselmeer is a shallow lake of 1100 km? in the central Netherlands bordering the Provinces of the Netherlands of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m....
 and splits into the Kromme Rijn
Kromme Rijn

The Kromme Rijn is a river in Utrecht , the Netherlands.In Ancient Rome times, this northernmost branch of the Rhine river delta was the main distributary of this major European river....
 and the Lek River
Lek River

The Lek is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede....
 at Wijk bij Duurstede
Wijk bij Duurstede

Wijk bij Duurstede is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands....
. The Lek rivers flows into the Merwede. The Kromme Rijn continues past Utrecht
Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands province of Utrecht . It is located in the North-Eastern end of the Randstad, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands, with a population of 300,030....
, becomes the Leidse Rijn
Leidse Rijn

The Leidse Rijn is a short river in Utrecht , the Netherlands.The river is a remnant of the Rhine river and was formerly its main branch before it silted up in the 17th century....
, the Oude Rijn
Oude Rijn

Oude Rijn is the name of two waterways in the Netherlands:* Oude Rijn - A cut-off section of the river Rhine in the province of Gelderland....
 and flows into the Northsea at Katwijk. There are even more minor branches that have their own names such as Vecht
Vecht

Vecht is the name of two Netherlands rivers:* Vecht , a Rhine branch from the city of Utrecht to the Eemmeer near the town of Muiden, sometimes called Vecht ...
, Hollandse IJssel
Hollandse IJssel

The Hollandse IJssel is a branch of the Rhine river delta that flows westward from Nieuwegein on river Lek River through IJsselstein, Gouda and Capelle aan den IJssel to Krimpen aan den IJssel, where it ends in the Nieuwe Maas....
 and the Noord river
Noord River

The Noord is a short tidal river in South Holland in the Netherlands.It starts at the city of Dordrecht where the Beneden Merwede river forks into the Oude Maas and the Noord....
.

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See also

  • Rhineland
    Rhineland

    The Rhineland is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany. After the collapse of the First French Empire in the early 19th century, the German-speaking regions at the middle and lower course of the Rhine were annexed to the kingdom of Prussia....
  • Upper Rhine
    Upper Rhine

    The Upper Rhine is the part of the Rhine that flows northbound after Basel, Switzerland, along the Rhine rift, and then westward to Bingen am Rhein, Germany....
  • Middle Rhine
    Middle Rhine

    Between Bingen and Bonn, Germany, the Rhine River flows as the Middle Rhine through the Rhine Gorge, a formation created by erosion, which happened at about the same rate as an tectonic uplift in the region, leaving the river at about its original level, and the surrounding lands raised....
  • Nederrijn
    Nederrijn

    Nederrijn is the name of the Netherlands part of River Rhine from the confluence at the town of Angeren of the cut-off Rhine bend of Oude Rijn and the Pannerdens Kanaal ....
  • Low Rhenish
    Low Rhenish

    Low Rhenish is the collective name for the regional Low Franconian language varieties spoken along the Lower Rhine in the west of Germany and the adjacent regions in the Netherlands....