Run (stream)
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The Run is a stream
in the Dutch
province
of Noord-Brabant. It is a left tributary of the Dommel
and part of the Meuse River
basin
.
The Run originates near the town of Weebosch and flows in a general northeast direction towards Veldhoven
.
South of Eersel
it flows near the hamlets of Stokkelen, Schadewijk and Stevert.
Near the hamlet Stevert used to be a watermill
in the Run, which became obsolete in 1969 due to the channelization of the stream.
Further downstream the Run passes the hamlet of Heers
until it discharges into the Dommel, just south of Veldhoven
.
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Noord-Brabant. It is a left tributary of the Dommel
Dommel
The Dommel is a creek in Belgium and the Netherlands, left tributary of the Dieze. It rises in north-eastern Belgium near Peer and flows into the southern part of the Netherlands. The Dommel takes in water from the Keersop, Tongelreep, Run, Gender and Kleine Dommel streams and merges at...
and part of the Meuse River
Meuse River
The Maas or Meuse is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea...
basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
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The Run originates near the town of Weebosch and flows in a general northeast direction towards Veldhoven
Veldhoven
Veldhoven is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just south-west of Eindhoven.- Population centres :...
.
South of Eersel
Eersel
Eersel is a municipality and a town in southern Netherlands in the province of North Brabant. Eersel is situated in the Campine area....
it flows near the hamlets of Stokkelen, Schadewijk and Stevert.
Near the hamlet Stevert used to be a watermill
Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
in the Run, which became obsolete in 1969 due to the channelization of the stream.
Further downstream the Run passes the hamlet of Heers
Heers (Netherlands)
Heers is a hamlet in the south of the municipality of Veldhoven in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands.Most of the buildings are concentrated around a town square with trees. At this town square is a chapel from 1990 located. There is also a monument, erected in 1966 for the local...
until it discharges into the Dommel, just south of Veldhoven
Veldhoven
Veldhoven is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just south-west of Eindhoven.- Population centres :...
.