Niers

Niers
The Niers at Weeze
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLower Rhine region
 • coordinates51°04′49″N 6°23′31″E / 51.08028°N 6.39194°E / 51.08028; 6.39194
 • elevation±75 m (246 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Meuse
 • coordinates
51°42′50″N 5°56′51″E / 51.71389°N 5.94750°E / 51.71389; 5.94750
Length113.1 km (70.3 mi) [1]
Basin size1,373 km2 (530 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionMeuse→ North Sea

The Niers (German: [niːɐ̯s], Dutch: [niːrs] ⓘ) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, a right tributary of the river Meuse (German and Dutch: Maas). Its wellspring is near Erkelenz, south of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).

Course and length

The Niers flows through Mönchengladbach, Viersen, Wachtendonk, Geldern and Goch before flowing into the Meuse just across the border with the Netherlands, in Gennep, Limburg (Netherlands).

Its overall length is 116 km - 108 km in Germany, 8 km in the Netherlands.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)


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