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Maas

E25262

European river river transboundary river

The Maas, also known as the Meuse, is a major European river flowing through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands before emptying into the North Sea.

Aliases (3)

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European river → river → transboundary river →
alsoKnownAs	Meuse →
basinArea	approximately 34500 km² →
basinCountry	Belgium → France → Germany → Luxembourg → Netherlands →
countryTraversed	Belgium → France → Netherlands →
flowsInto	North Sea →
flowsThroughCity	Charleville-Mézières → Liège → Maastricht → Namur → Nijmegen NERFINISHED → Roermond NERFINISHED → Rotterdam → Sedan → Venlo NERFINISHED → Verdun →
formsBorderBetween	Belgium → Netherlands →
hasCanalConnection	Albert Canal → Bois-le-Duc Canal → Juliana Canal →
length	approximately 575 mi → approximately 925 km →
locatedIn	Western Europe →
majorUse	drinking water supply → hydropower → industrial water supply → inland navigation → recreation →
mouthLocation	Netherlands → North Sea →
navigable	true →
partOf	Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta →
sourceCountry	France →
sourceLocation	Langres Plateau →
sourceRegion	Grand Est → Haute-Marne →
tributary	Chiers → Geul → Lesse → Niers → Ourthe → Roer → Sambre → Semois → Swalm → Vesdre →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gassel ("Maas River") → Hampoort city gate ("Maas river") →	locatedNear
John S. Thompsonbrug →	crosses
Dordrecht ("Merwede River") →	locatedOn
Grave →	locatedOnRiver