Waal
Edited satellite image of the Rhine-Waal fork, showing the beginning of river Waal (green). This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. An image (from Latin imago) or picture is an artifact usually two-dimensional that has a similar appearance to some subject &mdashusually The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge
Country	The Netherlands
State	Gelderland
Regions	Betuwe, Rijk van Nijmegen, Land van Maas en Waal, Land van Altena
Major cities	Nijmegen, Tiel, Zaltbommel, Gorinchem
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Source	River Rhine
- location	Millingen aan de Rijn, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Mouth	River Boven Merwede
- location	Gorinchem, Gelderland/South Holland, The Netherlands
Major tributaries
- right	Linge
Location of river Waal in dark blue. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Gelderland ( English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country Betuwe is an area in the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Land of Heusden and Altena (Land van Heusden en Altena is a river island in the Estuary of the Rivers Rhine and Meuse. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French Tiel is a Municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. Zaltbommel is a Municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850 Gorinchem ( also called Gorkum ( is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Gelderland ( English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Boven Merwede is a stretch of river in the Netherlands.The Afgedamde Maas river joins the Waal at Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede which Gorinchem ( also called Gorkum ( is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands For the WWII war hero see Martin Linge. For the boat designer see Jan Herman Linge.

River Waal is the main distributary branch of river Rhine flowing to the central Netherlands for about 80 km (50 miles) before joining the Meuse near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede. A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a Stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Meuse river splits near Heusden into the Afgedamde Maas on the right and the Bergse Maas on the left Woudrichem ( is a Municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. The Boven Merwede is a stretch of river in the Netherlands.The Afgedamde Maas river joins the Waal at Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede which It is a major river which serves as the main waterway connecting the Rotterdam harbor and Germany. Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nijmegen, Tiel, Zaltbommel and Gorinchem are towns of importance with direct access to the river. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French Tiel is a Municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. Zaltbommel is a Municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850 Gorinchem ( also called Gorkum ( is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The river carries 65% of the total flow of the Rhine.

History

The name Waal, in Roman times called Vacalis, Vahalis or Valis, later Vahal, is of Germanic origin and is named after the many meanders in the river (Old Germanic: wôh = crooked). The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European (IE Language family. A meander in general is a bend in a sinuous watercourse also known as an oxbow loop or simply an Oxbow. It is, in turn, thought to have inspired early Dutch settlers of the Hudson Valley region in New York to name the Wallkill River after it (Waalkil = "Waal Creek"). A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there often to colonize the area For the Magazine, see Hudson Valley (magazine New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Wallkill River, a Tributary of the Hudson, drains Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey, flowing from there generally northeasterly

The current river shows little signs of these great bends, since the river has been the subject of numerous normalisation projects carried out in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries to improve the river as an economically important shipping route. Some of the cut-off bends are still visible near the main river and are sometimes reconnected to it in times of high water levels.

The Waal bend in South Holland

In the Middle Ages, the name "Waal" continued after the confluence with River Meuse. The Meuse (in Dutch and in German: "Maas" in Latin: "Mosa" in Celtic:"Mus" (the rootword presumingly The delta parts now known as Boven Merwede, Beneden Merwede and the upper section of river Noord were also called Waal. The Beneden Merwede is a stretch of river in the Netherlands, the continuation of the Boven Merwede after the branching-off of the Nieuwe Merwede Ship The Noord is a river in The Netherlands, located in the Zuid-Holland province between the Alblasserwaard and the island of IJsselmonde. Near Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, the main stream continued west until it flowed into River Oude Maas near Heerjansdam. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (population 22966 in 2004 is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands. River Oude Maas ("Old Meuse" is a branch in the Rhine - Meuse delta in the Dutch Province of South Holland Heerjansdam ( is a village in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. This last stretch past Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, which separates the river islands of IJsselmonde and Zwijndrechtse Waard, still is called Waal^[1]. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant IJsselmonde is a river Island between the Nieuwe Maas, Noord and Oude Maas branches rivers of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the Dutch IJsselmonde is a river Island between the Nieuwe Maas, Noord and Oude Maas branches rivers of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the Dutch It has been dammed off at both ends.

River crossings

Railroad bridges

Railroad bridges (with nearest train station on the left and right bank):

• between Nijmegen and Nijmegen Lent
• between Zaltbommel and Geldermalsen

Water quality

The Waal has significant adverse water quality due to discharge of raw sewage by France, Germany and Belgium. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French Zaltbommel is a Municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850 Geldermalsen is a Municipality and a town in the western Netherlands. Sewage is the mainly liquid Waste containing some solids produced by humans which typically consists of washing water Feces, Urine, laundry waste and other This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those A number of pathogens have been monitored to occur in the river waters from such sewage. ^[2]

References