Boven Merwede

The Boven Merwede () is a stretch of river in the

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, mainly fed by the river

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. The Afgedamde Maas river joins the

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Woudrichem Woudrichem (; Brabantian: ''Woerkum'') is a city and former municipality in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. History The city of Woudrichem was granted city rights in 1356. Geography The municipality is located at in th ...

to form the Boven Merwede, which at

Hardinxveld-Giessendam Hardinxveld-Giessendam () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of Dordrecht, on the river Beneden-Merwede. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area ...

splits into the Beneden Merwede river on the right and the Nieuwe Merwede river on the left. Its length is . The

Merwede The Merwede () etymology uncertain, possibly derived from the ancient Dutch language, Dutch ''Merwe'' or ''Merowe'', a word meaning "wide water") is the name of several connected stretches of river in the Netherlands, between the cities of Woudrich ...

is part of the main shipping route between

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

and

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. A road bridge connects the west side of

Gorinchem Gorinchem ( or ), also spelled Gorkum, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of Oc ...

on the north to the west side of

Sleeuwijk Sleeuwijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant and part of the municipality of Altena. History The village was first mentioned in 1268 as "Tyberio de Slewijck" and is a combination of neighbourhood and blunt. The village is kno ...

on the south. There are three passenger ferries. Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Distributaries of Europe Rivers of North Brabant Rivers of South Holland Rivers of the Netherlands Alblasserwaard Land van Heusden en Altena Geography of Altena, North Brabant Gorinchem Hardinxveld-Giessendam {{Netherlands-river-stub