Maas

Also known as Meuse River, Mosa, Mouze, Maos, Moûze

rivier in West-Europa

AI overview

The Meuse (also called Maas) is a major European river that starts in France and flows through Belgium and the Netherlands before emptying into the North Sea. The river is historically and economically important as a significant waterway that has shaped the regions it passes through and continues to serve as a vital transportation and water resource route.

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Key facts

River.name: Meuse
River.image: Dinant Meuse R01.jpg
River.image_size: 300
River.image_caption: The Meuse at Dinant
River.map: Meuse Basin.svg
River.map_caption: Basin of the Meuse
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 5
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_type3: Region
River.subdivision_name3: Western Europe
River.subdivision_type5: Cities
River.source1_location: Pouilly-en-Bassigny, Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France
River.mouth: North Sea
River.mouth_location: Hollands Diep, North Brabant/South Holland, Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Part of: Grote rivieren
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Gelderland
Continent: Europe
Image: Meuse Montherme.jpg
Length: 950
Connects with: Juliana Canal

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tributary: Geul
Commons category: Meuse River
mouth of the watercourse: North Sea
topic's main category: Category:Meuse River
category for the water basin: Category:Meuse basin
Commons gallery: Meuse River
watershed area: 36000
lake on watercourse: Maasplassen
origin of the watercourse: Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse
discharge: 230
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
different from: Meuse

Sources (5)

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Article · Nederlands

De Maas (Frans: Meuse) is een 950 kilometer lange rivier in West-Europa. De Maas ontspringt in Frankrijk en stroomt daarna door België en Nederland. In Nederland is de Maas de zuidelijkste van de grote rivieren en mondt ze via de Nederlandse rivierdelta uit in de Noordzee. De Oermaas, soms ook geschreven als Oer-Maas, of Waubach-Maas was een rivier die vanaf het Mioceen, 10 tot 7 miljoen jaren geleden, vanuit het gebied van de Ardennen in noordelijke richting afwaterde. Deze rivier kenmerkte zich door drie hoofdfases: de Oermaas, de Oostmaas en de Westmaas. De Oermaas was een zijrivier van de .

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