Meuse

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The Meuse is a major European river flowing through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, historically important for transport, trade, and the development of surrounding regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
transboundary river
basinArea approximately 34,548 km²
basinCountry Belgium
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
borderFunction forms part of the border between Belgium and France
forms part of the border between Belgium and the Netherlands
connectedByCanal Albert Canal
Canal de l’Est
Meuse–Rhine Canal
continent Europe
country Belgium
France
Netherlands
dischargeAverage approximately 350 m³/s
environmentalIssue flooding
water quality management
floodRisk high in lower reaches
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsThrough Flanders
Grand Est
Limburg (Netherlands)
North Brabant
South Holland
Wallonia
governedByTreaty Meuse River Basin agreements
hasBridge Pont de Meuse at Verdun
hasValley Meuse valley
historicalEventSite Battle of Sedan
Battle of the Meuse (1940)
Battle of the Meuse (World War I)
historicalRole important waterway for trade
strategic military frontier
languageName Dutch: Maas
French: Meuse
German: Maas
length approximately 575 mi
approximately 925 km
locatedIn Paris Basin
mouth North Sea
mouthCountry Netherlands
mouthLocation Haringvliet
navigable yes
partOf Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
passesThrough Charleville-Mézières
Liège
Maastricht
Namur
Roermond
Rotterdam region
linked to: Rotterdam

Sedan
Venlo
Verdun
linked to: Verdun, France

’s-Hertogenbosch
sourceCountry France
sourceLocation Langres Plateau
tributary Chiers
Lesse
Moselle
linked to: Moselle River

Ourthe
Roer
Sambre
Waal (historically via distributary system)
linked to: Waal
usedFor drinking water supply
hydroelectric power
inland navigation
irrigation
recreation

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Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta hydrologicalSystem Meuse basin
linked to: Meuse
Grave locatedOnRiver Meuse
Ardennes Forest partOf Meuse basin
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Ardennes Forest drainedBy Meuse River
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Eastern France containsRiver Meuse
subject linked to: eastern France
Battle of Sedan (1940) location Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
Land van Cuijk region partOf Meuse valley
linked to: Meuse
Land van Cuijk region traversedBy Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
siege of Grave (1674) locatedOn Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
Wallonia geographicalFeature Sambre–Meuse valley
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Wallonia river Meuse
Maas alsoKnownAs Meuse
Nieuwe Maas nameMeaning New Meuse
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Oude Maas hasNameMeaning Old Meuse
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Langres Plateau watershedOf Meuse basin
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Langres Plateau drainedBy upper Meuse
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A4 motorway (France) passesOver Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
Low Countries traversedBy Meuse River
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Signal de Botrange drainageBasin Meuse basin
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Ourthe River mouthOf Meuse River
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Ourthe River tributaryOf Meuse River
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Ourthe River partOf Meuse River basin
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Semois River partOf Meuse River basin
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Semois River mouthOf Meuse River
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Verdun, France locatedOn Meuse River
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Verdun, France locatedInBasin Meuse basin
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Meuse namedAfter Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
Meuse hasRiver Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
European inland shipping network hasComponent Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
Dommel partOf Meuse river basin
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Heumen locatedNear River Maas
linked to: Meuse
Port of Rotterdam connectedTo Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
Meuse department namedAfter Meuse River
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Meuse department traversedBy Meuse River
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Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery locatedNear Meuse River
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Sedan locatedOnRiver Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
Argonne Forest near Meuse River
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Kierbesluit focusesOn Meuse River
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