The Boven Merwede () is a stretch of river in the
Netherlands
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, mainly fed by the river
Rhine
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. The
Afgedamde Maas river joins the
Waal at
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 t ...
to form the Boven Merwede, which at
Hardinxveld-Giessendam 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 ''Merwe'' or ''Merowe'', a word meaning "wide water") is the name of several connected stretches of river in the Netherlands, between the cities of Woudrichem, Dordrecht a ...
is part of the main shipping route between
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte (river), Rotte'') is the second largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the Prov ...
and
Germany
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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. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in .
The municipality of Gorinchem al ...
on the north to the west side of
Sleeuwijk 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
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