Niers
{{Short description|River in Germany and the Netherlands}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Niers
| image = Weeze Niers.jpg
| image_caption = The Niers at Weeze
| source1_location = Lower Rhine region
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|51|04|49|N|6|23|31|E|region:DE-NW}}
| mouth_location = Meuse
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|51|42|50|N|5|56|51|E|display=inline,title}}
| progression = {{RMeuse}}
| subdivision_type1 = Countries
| subdivision_name1 = {{ubl|Germany|Netherlands}}
| length = {{convert|113.1|km|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}
| source1_elevation = ±{{convert|75|m|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|1373|km2|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}
| map = Niers-übersicht.png
| map_caption = Overview map
}}
The Niers ({{IPA|de|niːɐ̯s|lang}}, {{IPA|nl|niːrs|lang|nl-Niers.ogg}}) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, a right tributary of the river Meuse (German and {{langx|nl|Maas|links=no}}). Its wellspring is near Erkelenz, south of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).
Course and length
The Niers flows through Mönchengladbach, Viersen, Wachtendonk, Geldern and Goch before flowing into the Meuse just across the border with the Netherlands, in Gennep, Limburg (Netherlands).
Its overall length is 116 km - 108 km in Germany, 8 km in the Netherlands.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.niers.nrw.de/infos/flyer.pdf/ Niers]
- [http://www.niersverband.de/ Niersverband]
{{Rivers of Germany}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Rivers of Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
Category:Rivers of the Netherlands
Category:International rivers of Europe
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