The Gileppe is a river in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
with a length of about . It is a left tributary of the
Vesdre. Its source is in the
High Fens
The High Fens (german: Hohes Venn; french: Hautes Fagnes; nl, Hoge Venen), which were declared a nature reserve in 1957, are an upland area, a plateau region in Liège Province, in the east of Belgium and adjoining parts of Germany, between the ...
of eastern Belgium. The Gileppe flows through an artificial lake (''
Lac de la Gileppe''), built in 1867–78 and enlarged to in 1968–71, created by the
Gileppe Dam. The Gileppe flows into the Vesdre between
Eupen
Eupen (, ; ; formerly ) is the capital of German-speaking Community of Belgium and is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Liège, from the German border ( Aachen), from the Dutch border (Maastricht) and from the " High Fe ...
and
Limbourg
Limbourg (; German and Dutch: ''Limburg''; wa, Limbôr) or Limbourg-sur-Vesdre is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2008, Limbourg had a total population of 5,680. The total area is ...
.
Rivers of the Ardennes (Belgium)
Rivers of Belgium
Rivers of Liège Province
Jalhay
Limbourg
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