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Meuse

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Also known as Meuse River, Maas, Mosa, Mouze, Maos, Moûze

The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of .

AI overview

The Meuse (also called Maas) is a major European river that starts in France and flows through Belgium and the Netherlands before emptying into the North Sea. The river is historically and economically important as a significant waterway that has shaped the regions it passes through and continues to serve as a vital transportation and water resource route.

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Key facts

River.name
Meuse
River.image
Dinant Meuse R01.jpg
River.image_size
300
River.image_caption
The Meuse at Dinant
River.map
Meuse Basin.svg
River.map_caption
Basin of the Meuse
River.mapframe
yes
River.mapframe zoom
5
River.subdivision_type1
Countries
River.subdivision_type3
Region
River.subdivision_name3
Western Europe
River.subdivision_type5
Cities
River.source1_location
Pouilly-en-Bassigny, Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France
River.mouth
North Sea
River.mouth_location
Hollands Diep, North Brabant/South Holland, Netherlands

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Located in
Gelderland
Continent
Europe
Image
Meuse Montherme.jpg
Length
950
Connects with
Juliana Canal
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tributary
Geul
Commons category
Meuse River
mouth of the watercourse
North Sea
topic's main category
Category:Meuse River
category for the water basin
Category:Meuse basin
Commons gallery
Meuse River
watershed area
36000
lake on watercourse
Maasplassen
origin of the watercourse
Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse
discharge
230
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
different from
Meuse
Sources (5)

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Basin area
  • Tributaries
  • Distributaries
  • Départements, provinces and towns
  • Detailed route
  • Mention in patriotic songs
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of .

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meuse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (44)

On the map

6 mapped locations