Lower Rhine

The Lower Rhine (German: Niederrhein, pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌʁaɪn] ^ⓘ; kilometres 660 to 1,033 of the river Rhine) flows from Bonn, Germany, to the North Sea at Hook of Holland, Netherlands (including the Nederrijn or "Nether Rhine" within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta); alternatively, Lower Rhine may refer to the part upstream of Pannerdens Kop, excluding the Nederrijn.^[1][2]

Almost immediately after entering the Netherlands, the Rhine splits into numerous branches. The main branch is called the Waal which flows from Nijmegen to meet the Meuse; after which it is called Merwede. Near Rotterdam the river is known as Nieuwe Maas, and becomes the Nieuwe Waterweg flowing into the North Sea at Hook of Holland. The downstream Lower Rhine is a low-lying land. Up to the beginning of

There are other minor branches such as the Vecht, Hollandse IJssel and the Noord.

The German term Niederrhein refers both to the German section of the Lower Rhine as well as to parts of the surrounding

See also

• Rhineland
• Nederrijn
• Low Rhenish
• Lower Rhine, a French department bordering the Upper Rhine
• Lower Rhine, a Prussian province (1815 to 1822) bordering the Middle Rhine
• Other sections of the Rhine:
  • Middle Rhine
  • Upper Rhine
  • High Rhine
  • Alpine Rhine

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