The Rupel () is a tidal
river in northern
Belgium, right tributary of the
Scheldt. It is about long. It flows through the Belgian province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . It is formed by the confluence of the rivers
Dijle and
Nete, in
Rumst. It flows into the Scheldt at
Schelle. Towns along the Rupel are Rumst,
Boom
Boom may refer to:
Objects
* Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
* Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
* Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
* Boom (windsurfi ...
,
Niel and
Schelle. The Rupel is navigable, and forms part of the waterway to
Brussels.
The
Rupelian Age of the
Oligocene
The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...
Epoch in the geological time scale is named after this river.
Rivers of Belgium
Rivers of Antwerp Province
Rumst
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