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Waal
Location of river Waal in dark blue.
Country Netherlands State Gelderland Region Betuwe , Rijk van Nijmegen , Land van Maas en Waal , Land van Altena Cities Nijmegen , Tiel , Zaltbommel , Gorinchem Source Rhine • location Millingen aan de Rijn , Gelderland , Netherlands
Mouth River Boven Merwede
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Gorinchem , Gelderland/South Holland, Netherlands Length 80 km (50 mi ) Discharge • average 1,500 m 3
Tributaries • right Linge
The Waal near Nijmegen , 1641
The Waal (Dutch name, pronounced [ʋaːl] distributary branch of the river Rhine flowing approximately 80 km (50 mi ) through the Netherlands . It is the major waterway connecting the port of Rotterdam to Germany . Before it reaches Rotterdam, it joins with the Afgedamde Maas near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede . Along its length, Nijmegen , Tiel , Zaltbommel and Gorinchem are towns of importance with direct access to the river.
The river, which is the main channel in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system, carries 65% of the total flow of the Rhine.
History [ edit ]
The name Waal, in Roman times called Vacalis, Vahalis or Valis , later Vahal , is of Germanic origin and is named after the many meanders in the river (West Germanic languages : wôh , lit. settlers of the Hudson Valley region in New York to name the Wallkill River after it (Waalkil "Waal Creek ").
The current river shows little signs of these great bends, since it has been the subject of numerous normalisation projects carried out between the 18th and 20th centuries to improve the river as an economically important shipping route. Some of the cut-off bends are still visible near the main river and are sometimes reconnected to it in times of high water levels.
Bend in South Holland [ edit ]
In the Middle Ages , the name "Waal" continued after the confluence with the Meuse . The delta parts now known as Boven Merwede, Beneden Merwede and the upper section of the Noord were also called Waal. Near Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht , the mainstream continued west until it flowed into Oude Maas near Heerjansdam . This last stretch past Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, which separated the river islands of IJsselmonde and Zwijndrechtse Waard , is still called Waal,[1] Waaltje (Dutch for Little Waal ). It has been dammed off at both ends, making the Zwijndrechtse Waard part of IJsselmonde.
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Water quality [ edit ]
The Waal has significant adverse water quality due to discharge of raw sewage by France and Germany . A number of pathogens have been monitored to occur in the river waters from such sewage.[9]
References [ edit ]
^ ter Laan, K.; et al., eds. (1942). Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland (in Dutch). Den Haag : Van Goor Zonen.
^ "Waalbrug" . vaarweginformatie.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2024.
^ "De Oversteek" . vaarweginformatie.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2024.
^ "Tacitusbrug" . vaarweginformatie.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2024.
^ "Prins Willem-Alexanderbrug" . vaarweginformatie.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2024.
^ "Martinus Nijhoffbrug" . vaarweginformatie.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2024.
^ "Spoorbrug Nijmegen" . vaarweginformatie.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2024.
^ "Spoorbrug Dr. Ir. W. Hupkes" . vaarweginformatie.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2024.
^ Lodder, W J; de Roda Husman; A M (March 2005). "Presence of Noroviruses and Other Enteric Viruses in Sewage and Surface Waters in The Netherlands" . Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 3 ). American Society for Microbiology : 1453–1461. doi :10.1128/AEM.71.3.1453-1461.2005 . OCLC 205246645 . PMC 1065170 PMID 15746348 . BL Shelfmark 1571.440000.
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