Waal

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distributary river

The Waal is a major distributary branch of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, serving as an important waterway for shipping and part of the country’s main river system.

Aliases (4)

Waal River ×4
River Waal ×1
Waal (historically via distributary system) ×1
Waal river ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	distributary → river →
confluenceForms	Boven Merwede →
country	Netherlands →
distributaryOf	Rhine →
flowsDirection	generally east–west →
flowsThrough	Gorinchem NERFINISHED → Nijmegen NERFINISHED → Tiel → Waalwijk region → Zaltbommel NERFINISHED →
formsTogetherWith	Lek → Nederrijn →
hasAverageDischarge	one of the highest in the Netherlands →
hasBridge	Brug bij Zaltbommel → Martinus Nijhoff Bridge → Tacitus Bridge → Waalbrug at Nijmegen →
hasFloodplain	Bemmelerwaard → Ooijpolder →
hasMajorPortConnection	Port of Rotterdam →
hasMajorPortNearby	Port of Nijmegen →
importantFor	Dutch economy → European inland waterway network → Rhine–Alpine freight corridor →
isMainRhineBranchInNetherlands	true →
languageOfName	Dutch →
length	approximately 80 kilometers →
locatedIn	Gelderland → South Holland →
locatedOnContinent	Europe →
mouthLocatedIn	Netherlands →
nameMeaning	derived from Germanic word for meandering →
navigable	yes →
partOf	Rhine river system → Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta → main Dutch river system →
regulatedBy	dikes → groynes →
riverSystem	Rhine →
sourceRegion	near Lobith area →
subjectTo	flood risk →
tributaryTo	Merwede →
usedFor	freight transport → inland shipping → water management →
watercourseType	distributary branch of Rhine →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kronenburgerpark ("Waal river") → Valkhof Museum ("Waal River") →	locatedNear
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal →	connects
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta →	containsPart
Snelbinder (rail and cycle bridge) →	crosses
Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) ("Waal River") →	hasLocation
Rijn →	hasPart
Stevenskerk ("Waal River") →	hasViewOver
Nijmegen ("River Waal") →	locatedOn
Lent →	locatedOnRiver
Snelbinder (rail and cycle bridge) →	locatedOnWatercourse
Nijmegen Lent railway station ("Waal River") →	near
De Oversteek →	river
Gelderland →	traversedByRiver
Meuse ("Waal (historically via distributary system)") →	tributary