major northern distributary of the Rhine in the Netherlands

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The IJssel is a Dutch river that branches off from the Rhine and flows northward through the eastern Netherlands before emptying into the IJsselmeer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf distributary
river
alsoKnownAs Gelderse IJssel
basinCountry Netherlands
connectedTo Lake Ketelmeer
country Netherlands
distributaryOf Rhine
emptiesInto IJsselmeer
flowsDirection northward
flowsThrough Arnhem
Deventer NERFINISHED
Doesburg
Kampen
Zutphen NERFINISHED
province of Flevoland
province of Gelderland
province of Overijssel
formsPartOf Dutch inland waterway network
hasEstuaryType river delta
hasFloodplains IJsselvallei
surface form: IJssel floodplains
historicalRegion Gelderland
Overijssel
importantFor Dutch water distribution from the Rhine
agriculture in the IJssel valley
regional ecology
shipping between Rhine and IJsselmeer
length approximately 125 km
locatedIn eastern Netherlands
majorDistributaryOf Rijn
surface form: Rhine in the Netherlands
mouthLocation IJsselmeer
mouthNearby Kampen
mouthRegion Flevoland
surface form: province of Flevoland
partOf Rhine–Meuse river system
surface form: Low Countries river network

Rhine
surface form: Rhine river system
region IJsselvallei
sourceLocation near Arnhem
sourceRegion province of Gelderland
tributary Berkel
Gelderse IJssel
surface form: Oude IJssel

Schipbeek
Vecht
surface form: Vecht (Overijssel)
usedFor flood control
inland navigation
recreation
water management
waterSystem Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta

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IJssel riverSystemRole major northern distributary of the Rhine in the Netherlands