IJssel

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The IJssel is a major distributary branch of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, flowing northward to the IJsselmeer and playing an important role in the country’s water management and inland navigation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf distributary
river
basinCountry Netherlands
connectedTo Dutch canal network
IJsselmeer
surface form: Lake IJssel (IJsselmeer)

Nederrijn
Pannerdens Kanaal
country Netherlands
directionOfFlow northward
distinguishedFrom Gelderse IJssel
surface form: Oude IJssel
flowsInto IJsselmeer
flowsThrough eastern Netherlands
formsPartOf Dutch river delta
hasAlternativeSpelling Gelderse IJssel
hasEstuaryNear Kampen
hasType lowland river
historicalRegion IJsselvallei
importantFor Dutch flood protection system
regional economy of Overijssel and Gelderland
length approximately 125 km
locatedIn Netherlands
Gelderland
surface form: province of Gelderland

province of Gelderland and Overijssel border region
province of Overijssel
majorFunction inland navigation
water management
mouth IJsselmeer
nameLanguage Dutch
nearbyCity Arnhem
Deventer
Kampen
Zutphen NERFINISHED
partOf Rhine–Meuse river system
surface form: Rhine river system
passesThrough Deventer
Doesburg
Kampen
Zutphen NERFINISHED
region Gelderland
surface form: Gelderland region

Overijssel
surface form: Overijssel region
riverSystemRole major northern distributary of the Rhine in the Netherlands
sourceRiver Rhine
startsNear Arnhem
tributaryOf Rhine–Meuse river system
surface form: Rhine distributary system
usedFor flood control
irrigation
shipping
waterwayClass important inland waterway of the Netherlands

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