All rivers in the Netherlands, without exception, are part of the catchment area of the North Sea.
River Scheldt
The Scheldt crosses the territories of three countries. These are France, Belgium and the Netherlands themselves. The total length of the river flow is four hundred and thirty kilometers with a total catchment area of thirty-five and a half thousand squares.
The beginning of the river is located in the territory of Picardy (Ardennes mountains). The waters of the river are divided into two Scheldt - East and West. The confluence is the waters of the North Sea. In this case, the river forms an estuary. The main and largest tributaries are the Rupel and the Lis.
The Scheldt is navigable on a stretch of three hundred and forty kilometers.
Amstel river
The river flows through the territory of the Netherlands, and it was she who gave the name to the main city of the country - Amsterdam. The total length of the river channel is thirty-one kilometers.
After a dam was built near a small fishing village called Amstelredam on the banks of the Amstel, the settlement began to develop very quickly. And in 1300 it received the status of a city. The settlement at all times was of great importance for the country, since it was located directly on the shores of the Zuiderzee Bay.
River Em
Another miniature rivulet of the country with the length of the channel from the source to the mouth of only eighteen kilometers. The source of the river is located near Amersfoort. After that, the river passes through the lands of Utrecht and ends its journey, flowing into the waters of Lake Emmer. Previously, the river was called Amer, and it was from her name that the settlement of Amersfoort got its name.
River Lawers
The river bed, four dozen kilometers long, runs along the northern part of the country. The mouth of the river is the Lauversmeer waters. The river is almost constantly directed in a northerly direction and almost throughout its path plays the role of a natural border, dividing the lands of the provinces of Friesland and Groningen.
The Nord River
Nord is a river of the Netherlands located in the Meuse and Rhine delta. The length of the current is only nine kilometers.
The source of the river is located near Papendrecht. Here the Beneden-Merwede river is divided into two rivers - Nord and Oude-Maas. After that, she goes in a northwest direction and near the village of Kinderkdijk joins the Lek River. It is they who form the new river Nieve Maas. The direction of the river flow depends entirely on the sea tide.
