Niers

River in Germany and the Netherlands
51°04′49″N 6°23′31″E / 51.08028°N 6.39194°E / 51.08028; 6.39194 • elevation±75 m (246 ft) Mouth 
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51°42′50″N 5°56′51″E / 51.71389°N 5.94750°E / 51.71389; 5.94750Length113.1 km (70.3 mi) [1]Basin size1,373 km2 (530 sq mi) [1]Basin featuresProgressionMeuse→ North Sea

The Niers (German pronunciation: [niːɐ̯s], Dutch: [niːrs]) is a river in Germany and The Netherlands, a right tributary of the river Maas (Meuse). 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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