The Amblève (
French, ) or Amel (
German
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, ) is a long river in eastern
Belgium
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in the province of
Liège. It is a right tributary of the river
Ourthe
The Ourthe (; Walloon: ''Aiwe d' Oûte'') is a long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia (Belgium). It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the ''Ourthe Occidentale'' (Western Ourthe) and the ''Ourthe ...
. It rises near
Büllingen
Büllingen (; french: Bullange, ) is a municipality of East Belgium, located in the Belgian province of Liège, Wallonia. On January 1, 2006, Büllingen had a total population of 5,385. The total area is 150.49 km² which gives a population ...
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 ...
or ''Hoge Venen'' (
Dutch), ''Hohes Venn'' (
German
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**Germania (historical use)
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), and ''Hautes Fagnes'' (
French), close to the border with
Germany
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.
Tributaries of the Amblève are the rivers
Chefna,
Ninglinspo
The Ninglinspo is a stream in Belgium, tributary of the Amblève upstream from Remouchamps around Quarreux. The valley of Ninglinspo is classed as an outstanding heritage area of Wallonia. It runs between Vert-Buisson and Nonceveux. The Nin ...
,
Warche
The Warche is a river in eastern Belgium (province of Liège).
From its source at Losheimergraben on the Belgian- German border, it flows roughly west about , across the south of the Hautes Fagnes region.
It passes through the town of Malmed ...
,
Eau Rouge
The Eau Rouge is a small, stream in the Belgian province of Liège. It is a right tributary of the Amblève.
It starts in the Hautes Fagnes ("High Fens") and ends in Challes, near Stavelot in the river Amblève. The French words mean " ...
,
Salm and
Lienne. The Amblève flows through the towns of
Amel
Amel (; french: Amblève, ) is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon province of Liège, and is part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (german: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens). On January 1, 2013, the municipality of Amel ha ...
,
Stavelot
Stavelot (; german: Stablo ; wa, Ståvleu) is a town and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Francorchamps and Stavelot.
It is best known as the home of Sp ...
,
Trois-Ponts, Remouchamps, and
Aywaille
Aywaille (; wa, Aiwêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km² which gives a population density of 146 inhabit ...
. The Amblève joins the river
Ourthe
The Ourthe (; Walloon: ''Aiwe d' Oûte'') is a long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia (Belgium). It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the ''Ourthe Occidentale'' (Western Ourthe) and the ''Ourthe ...
in
Comblain-au-Pont
Comblain-au-Pont (; wa, Comblin-å-Pont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
As of 1 January 2014 Comblain-au-Pont had a total population of 6,754. The total area is 22.68 km² which gives a populati ...
.
Sites
At the village of Coo (near Trois-Ponts) is the Coo Waterfall, which at tall is not the highest but one of the better known waterfalls in
Belgium
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. The waterfall was created artificially in the 18th century when local monks cut through a bend in the river to feed a watermill. The dried out river bed is now used as the lower storage basin for the
Coo-Trois-Ponts Hydroelectric Power Station.

A curiosity of
Lorcé, a nearby village, is the unusual design of the dam located at a place called "Fang-Naze" or "Fagne-Naze." Built between 1928 and 1932, it captures about of water, which is then led through a long tunnel cut out of the hill, before falling into the turbines of the power plant "Heid Ile" at
Nonceveux part of
Aywaille
Aywaille (; wa, Aiwêye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km² which gives a population density of 146 inhabit ...
.
On the right bank near
Sprimont
Sprimont (; wa, Sprumont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Dolembreux, Gomzé-Andoumont, Louveigné, Rouvreux, and Sprimont.
Other villages: Ba ...
is the site of the Belle Roche cave, the oldest known place of human occupation of the
Benelux
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(dating back about 500,000 years).
The "Fond de Quareux" stretch of the river near Nonceveux is listed as one of Wallonia's Major Heritage sites.
Rivers of the Ardennes (Belgium)
Rivers of Belgium
Rivers of Wallonia
Rivers of Liège Province
Comblain-au-Pont
Trois-Ponts
Stavelot
Rivers of the Eifel
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