Gulp (river)
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Gulp | |
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Location | |
Country | Belgium, Netherlands |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Henri-Chapelle |
Mouth | |
• location | Geul near Gulpen |
• coordinates | 50°49′13″N 5°53′48″E / 50.82028°N 5.89667°E |
Length | 20.7 km (12.9 mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Geul→ Meuse→ North Sea |
The Gulp ( river. Because of it strong meanders, it is difficult to determine its exact length.
During Roman times, the river was called Galopia or Gulippa, meaning little Geul or upper brook.[ are abundant. The landscape of the narrow Gulp valley resembles much the valley of the Geul: a fascinating mixture of deciduous forests, meadows, farmland, muddy banks, stream pools, orchards and holle wegen (eroded dirt roads).
Flow
The source is in
Teuven (both in Belgium), Slenaken
and Gulpen (both in the Netherlands).
From its source in Henri-Chapelle, a village of the municipality of
province of Liège it runs in a northwestern direction across the Dutch border, after which it flows into the Geul. This happens near a motte-and-bailey castle called "Burggraaf" at Gulpen, where also the Eyserbeek
river joins the Geul from the opposite bank. This is the place and municipality to which it evidently gets its name.
References
- ^ Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)
- ^ J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Gulpen". Map of Gulpen with river De Gulp, around 1868
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