Also known as Roer
The Roer (, ) or Rur (; ) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse (). About 90 percent of the river's course is in Germany.
Key facts
- River.name
- Roer
- River.image
- 0 Monschau - La Rur et la passerelle de l'hôtel zum Stern (1).JPG
- River.image_caption
- The Roer in Monschau
- River.source1_location
- High Fens
- River.mouth_location
- Meuse
- River.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- River.length_km
- 164.5
- River.basin_size_km2
- 2361
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Limburg
- Continent
- Europe
- Image
- MonschauFachwerkhaeuserRur.jpg
- Length
- 164.5
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- Commons category
- Rur
- mouth of the watercourse
- Meuse
- watershed area
- 2340
- origin of the watercourse
- High Fens
- discharge
- 25.0
- different from
- Rur
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Tributaries
- The Roer dams
- Recreation
- See also
- References
- External links
The Roer (, ) or Rur (; ) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse (). About 90 percent of the river's course is in Germany.
It is not to be confused with the rivers Ruhr and Röhr, which are tributaries of the Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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