Nieuwe Merwede
E98847
Nieuwe Merwede is a major distributary of the Rhine–Meuse river system in the Netherlands, flowing along the edge of the Biesbosch wetlands and helping to drain water toward the North Sea.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merwede | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributary
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Amer River
ⓘ
Bergsche Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
province of North Brabant
ⓘ
province of South Holland ⓘ |
| followsAlong | Biesbosch wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween | South Holland and North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | drainage channel toward the North Sea ⓘ |
| hasFloodProtectionRole | yes ⓘ |
| hasWetlandOnBank | Biesbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTidal | partly ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dutch river delta region
ⓘ
western Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Hollands Diep ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| near | National Park De Biesbosch ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch delta works river network
ⓘ
Rhine–Meuse river system NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ |
| roleInFloodManagement | major discharge route for high river flows ⓘ |
| separates | Island of Dordrecht from North Brabant ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Hollands Diep ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood discharge
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Meuse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Merwede