Beneden Merwede

The Beneden Merwede river with the town of Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the background

The Beneden Merwede (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˌneːdə ˈmɛrʋeːdə]; "Lower Merwede") is a stretch of river in the Netherlands, mainly fed by the river Rhine. It starts as the continuation of the Boven Merwede after the branching-off of the Nieuwe Merwede ship canal. It flows from Hardinxveld-Giessendam to Dordrecht, where it splits into the Noord and Oude Maas rivers. Its length is 14.8 km.[1] The river is part of the main shipping route between the port of Rotterdam and the industrial region of the Ruhr, Germany.

There is a road bridge and, more to the east, a railroad bridge between the railway stations Dordrecht Stadspolders and Hardinxveld-Giessendam on the line Dordrecht-Gorinchem.

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1. ^ "Beneden-Merwede" (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06.

51°49′01″N 4°40′59″E﻿ / ﻿51.817°N 4.683°E﻿ / 51.817; 4.683

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Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta

Rhine
Rijn
Rhin

Current distributaries

Waal
Nederrijn
IJssel
Lek
Merwede
Boven Merwede
Nieuwe Merwede
Beneden Merwede
Oude Maas
Dordtsche Kil
Noord
Nieuwe Maas
Scheur
Nieuwe Waterweg

Former distributaries

Kromme Rijn
Leidse Rijn
Oude Rijn
Hollandse IJssel
Vecht
Waaltje
Brielse Maas
Spui

Current estuaries

Nieuwe Waterweg
IJsselmeer

Former estuaries

Hollands Diep
Haringvliet
Volkerak
Krammer
Grevelingen
Keeten-Mastgat
Oosterschelde

Associated canals

Bijlands Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
Vaartse Rijn
Nieuwe Merwede
Nieuwe Waterweg
Scheldt–Rhine Canal
Maas–Waal Canal

Meuse
Maas|

Current distributaries
Bergse Maas
Amer

Former distributaries
Oude Maasje
Afgedamde Maas
Merwede
Boven Merwede
Beneden Merwede
Oude Maas
Dordtsche Kil
Noord
Nieuwe Maas
Scheur
Nieuwe Waterweg

Current estuaries

Former estuaries

Hollands Diep
Haringvliet
Volkerak
Krammer
Grevelingen
Keeten-Mastgat
Oosterschelde

Associated canals

Heusden Canal
Bergse Maas
Maas–Waal Canal

Scheldt
Schelde
Escaut|

Current distributaries

Western Scheldt

Former distributaries

Oosterschelde
Eendracht

Current estuaries

Western Scheldt

Former estuaries

Oosterschelde
Krammer
Grevelingen

Associated canals

Scheldt–Rhine Canal
Canal through Zuid-Beveland
Canal through Walcheren

Other rivers
(directly draining
into the delta)|

* Linge
* Mark
* Donge
* Rotte
* Oude IJssel

Islands and
Peninsulas|

* Rozenburg
* IJsselmonde
* Het Eiland van Dordt
* Voorne and Putten
* Hoeksche Waard
* Tiengemeten
* Goeree-Overflakkee
* Schouwen-Duiveland
* Tholen
* Sint Philipsland
* Walcheren
* Noord-Beveland
* Zuid-Beveland

Towns|

* Rotterdam
* Antwerp
* Dordrecht
* Bergen-op-Zoom
* Schiedam
* Vlissingen
* Vlaardingen
* Middelburg
* Spijkenisse

Other topics|

* Delta Works
* Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal
* Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe
* St. Elizabeth's flood (1421)
* St. Felix's Flood
* All Saints' Flood (1570)

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