The Rur (-German, in Dutch and French: Roer, not to be confused with the Ruhr) is a river in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a tributary to the river Meuse. About 90% of the river is in Germany. The Hautes Fagnes (-French, in German: Hohes Venn, English translation: high fens) is a highland in Belgium and Germany, between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands. ... The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... The source of a river or stream may be a lake, a spring, or a collection of headwaters. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... For the conurbation see Ruhr Area. ... The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ...

Geography

The source of the Rur is in the National Park this is a lieHautes Fagnes/Hohes Venn, near the 696 m high Signal de Botrange in Belgium at 660 m altitude. South of Monschau it flows into Germany, through North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows first through the northern part of the Eifel hills. After 39 km it reaches an artificial lake Rurstausee, the second largest of Germany. After approx. 160 km it flows into the Netherlands, and after 170 km it flows into the river Meuse in the city Roermond. The Hautes Fagnes (-French, in German: Hohes Venn, English translation: high fens) is a highland in Belgium and Germany, between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands. ... The 6m high tower at the Signal de Botrange The Signal de Botrange is the highest point in Belgium, located in the Hautes Fagnes, at 694 m above sea level. ... Monschau (French: Montjoie) is a city in the west of Germany, located in the district Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, short: NRW) is the largest in population (though only fourth in area) among Germanys 16 federal states. ... The Eifel is a hilly region in Germany. ... The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ... Roermond is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ...

Major tributaries of the river Rur are the Inde and the Wurm. Cities along the Rur are Monschau, Düren, Jülich, Heinsberg (all in Germany) and Roermond (Netherlands). The small river Inde has its source in Eastern Belgium, runs through Aachen-Kornelimünster, Eschweiler and Inden, and flows into the river Rur near Jülich. ... See also Wurm (disambiguation) Wurm (German, in Dutch: Worm) is a river in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia). ... Monschau (French: Montjoie) is a city in the west of Germany, located in the district Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Düren is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of the district Düren. ... (This page is mostly a translation of the article in the German language Wikipedia. ... Heinsberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of the district Heinsberg. ... Roermond is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ...

Affluents

• Ellebach
• Inde
• Kall
• Malefinkbach
• Merzbach
• Wurm
• Olef
• Urft

The small river Inde has its source in Eastern Belgium, runs through Aachen-Kornelimünster, Eschweiler and Inden, and flows into the river Rur near Jülich. ... Kall is a Faroese Telecom, which started in October 2000. ... See also Wurm (disambiguation) Wurm (German, in Dutch: Worm) is a river in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia). ...

See also

From 1795 until 1815, when Belgium, the Netherlands and parts of Germany were incorporated into France, there was a département named after the river Rur, see Roer (département). The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Roer is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany and the Netherlands. ...