Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
These are the main rivers of the Netherlands. All of the Netherlands is drained into the North Sea, partly via the IJsselmeer lake. In the list below, rivers that flow into the sea are sorted following the North Sea coast (including IJsselmeer) from the Belgian border near Knokke to the German border near Emden. Rivers that flow into other ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
All or almost all rivers in Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some rivers have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article provides known alternative names for all major European rivers. It also includes alternative names of some lesser rivers that are important because of their location or history.
This is a comprehensive list of rivers, organized primarily by continent and country. ... List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies;
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Rivers of the Netherlands. ... Rivers of South Holland (1 C, 24 P) U. Rivers of Utrecht (province) (1 C, 11 P) Z.
An extensive range of seawalls and coastal dunes protect the Netherlands from the sea, and levees and dikes along the rivers protect against river flooding. A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 1,025 km 2 of tidal flats in the Netherlands, making it the 31st ranked country in terms of tidal flat area. [ 7 ]
The list is at the outset limited to those rivers that are at least 250 km long from the most distant source, have a drainage basin (catchment area, watershed) of at least 10,000 km 2 (3,900 sq mi), or have a mean discharge (volume, flow) of at least 150 m 3 /s (5,300 cu ft/s). Also included are a number of rivers (currently 47) that do not ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us