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    The Kromme Rijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkrɔmə ˈrɛin]; "Crooked Rhine", for its many bends) is a river in the central Netherlands. In Roman times, this...
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  • Old Rhine (redirect from Oude Rijn)
    Rhine or Oude Rijn may refer to: Oude Rijn (Gelderland), a long former bend in river Rhine in the Dutch province of Gelderland Oude Rijn (Utrecht and South...
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    Rhine (redirect from Rijn)
    English Channel. The Rhine-Meuse Delta, the most important natural region of the Netherlands begins near Millingen aan de Rijn, close to the Dutch-German border...
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    The Oude Rijn ("Old Rhine") is a branch of the Rhine delta in the Dutch provinces of Utrecht and South Holland, starting west of Utrecht, at Harmelen...
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    The Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta is a river delta in the Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse (Dutch: Maas) and the Scheldt rivers...
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  • Gatdam Volkerakdam Seawater Western Scheldt Zandkreekdam Zeeland Bridge The Delta Works (Dutch: Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest...
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    The Leidse Rijn has a length of 13 km. Towns along the Leidse Rijn are De Meern and Harmelen. While still in Utrecht city the Leidse Rijn crosses the...
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  • (at Millingen aan de Rijn) Rhine/Rijn (in Tolkamer) Oude Rijn (into the North Sea at Katwijk) Leidse Rijn (in Harmelen) Kromme Rijn (in Utrecht) branch...
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    Nederrijn (category Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    the confluence at the town of Angeren of the cut-off Rhine bend of Oude Rijn (Gelderland) and the Pannerdens Kanaal (which was dug to form the new connection...
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  • 59. van Rijn, Lawrence (January–February 1993). van Die, Jan; et al. (eds.). "Psycho Killer". Amiga Magazine. No. 19. p. 89. Official Delta 4 website...
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    Kromme Rijn at Wijk bij Duurstede. The Lek flows into the Merwede. The Kromme Rijn continues past Utrecht, becomes the Leidse Rijn, then Oude Rijn and flows...
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    Waal (river) (category Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    river. The river, which is the main channel in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system, carries 65% of the total flow of the Rhine. The name Waal, in Roman...
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    Vaartse Rijn is a canal connecting the city of Utrecht with Nieuwegein and the Lek river in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The Vaartse Rijn was formerly...
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    Oude Rijn (canalised into Leidschse Rijn) (fifteen tracks + platforms; electrified). *Between Utrecht and Vleuten, Woerden, across Amsterdam Rijn-Canal...
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    Matilo near modern-day Leiden, and Albaniana near modern-day Alphen aan den Rijn. A city was founded near modern-day Voorburg, Forum Hadriani. It was built...
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    Oude Rijn ("Old Rhine"; not to be confused with the Alter Rhein) is the name of a long former bend in river Rhine in the Dutch province of Gelderland....
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    Eastern Scheldt (category Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    between Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, is the largest of 13 ambitious Delta Works designed to protect a large part of the Netherlands from flooding...
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    Beneden Merwede (category Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    v t e Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Rhine Rijn Rhin Current distributaries Waal Nederrijn IJssel Lek Merwede Boven Merwede Nieuwe Merwede Beneden Merwede Oude...
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    Western Scheldt (category Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    estuary, it could not be closed off from the sea by a dam as part of the Delta Works. Instead, the dykes around it have been heightened and reinforced...
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    Lek (river) (category Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    (37 mi) in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway...
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    Hollands Diep (category Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    v t e Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Rhine Rijn Rhin Current distributaries Waal Nederrijn IJssel Lek Merwede Boven Merwede Nieuwe Merwede Beneden Merwede Oude...
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    Nieuwe Merwede (category Canals in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    Rhine, that was constructed in 1870 to form a branch in the Rhine–Meuse delta. It was dug along the general trajectories of a number of minor Biesbosch...
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    Spui (river) (category Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    Oud-Beijerland to end in the Haringvliet, but as a (planned) result from the Delta Works, its flow has been reversed.[citation needed] The Spui emerged as...
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    Bergse Maas (category Canals in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    hydraulic engineering before the completion of the Zuiderzee Works and Delta Works. There are two road bridges and three car ferries. The latter are...
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    {u^{2}}{\Psi _{c}\Delta C^{2}}}} In this form, the stability relationship is usually called the "Shields formula". The line of Shields (and of Van Rijn) in the...
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    Haringvliet (category Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    Holland in the Netherlands. It is an important estuary of the Rhine-Meuse delta. Near Numansdorp, the Hollands Diep splits into the Haringvliet and the...
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    Batavia (region) (category Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    Netherlands, forming large fertile islands in the river delta formed by the waters of the Rhine (Dutch: Rijn) and Meuse (Dutch: Maas) rivers. During the Roman...
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    Nieuwe Waterweg (category Canals in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    in the Netherlands from het Scheur (a branch of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta) west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland: the...
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    v t e Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Rhine Rijn Rhin Current distributaries Waal Nederrijn IJssel Lek Merwede Boven Merwede Nieuwe Merwede Beneden Merwede Oude...
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    IJssel (category Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta)
    lake. The whole delta had been prone to flooding in times of northwestern gales, pushing back the saline Zuiderzee water into the delta. The modern-day...
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