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Encyclopedia > Noord River

The Noord ("North") is a stretch of river in South Holland in the Netherlands. It flows northwest from the city of Dordrecht where the Beneden Merwede river forks into the Oude Maas and the Noord. It joins the Lek at the city of Ridderkerk and Kinderdijk and flows into the Nieuwe Maas. The distance is about 9km.


The river is tidal.


Connection between IJsselmonde island on the west and the Alblasserwaard mainland on the east:

  • "Brug over de Noord" bridge (motor vehicles, cyclists)
  • Noord Tunnel (motor vehicles)

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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lek River (415 words)
A branch of this canal, the Lekkanaal ("Lek Canal") is connected to the river at the town of Nieuwegein.
At the village of Kinderdijk the Lek meets the Noord river and the combined stream is thereafter known as the Nieuwe Maas as it flows down towards the North Sea.
The major rivers of The Netherlands are the Rhine, flowing from Germany, and its several arms, such as the Waal and Nederrijn rivers; and the Maas (a...
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