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the main flow of the Maas followed the current Oude Maas. During the later Middle Ages, a flooding event caused the Oude Maas to connect to the
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forks off and after that the Oude Maas forms the northern boundary of the
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Spijkenisser Bridge (motor vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians)
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436:"De Uitvoering van de Maasmondingswerken"
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409:Van der Aalst & De Jongh (2004).
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57:Location of Oude Maas in dark blue.
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413:(in Dutch). Pictures Publishing.
246:. The combined river is known as
214:island. Soon after Dordrecht the
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78:Physical characteristics
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250:and flows to the North Sea.
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411:Honderd Jaar Bergse Maas
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1023:Canal through Walcheren
136:30 km (19 mi)
943:Current distributaries
780:Current distributaries
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275:St. Elizabeth's floods
190:river splits into the
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330:Connections from the
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1093:Het Eiland van Dordt
238:and joins the river
152:[ˌʌudəˈmaːs]
148:Dutch pronunciation:
1035:(directly draining
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1189:Vlaardingen
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1088:IJsselmonde
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1001:Grevelingen
915:Bergse Maas
888:Grevelingen
873:Haringvliet
839:Nieuwe Maas
799:Oude Maasje
784:Bergse Maas
702:Grevelingen
687:Haringvliet
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618:Kromme Rijn
596:Nieuwe Maas
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348:road tunnel
345:road bridge
332:IJsselmonde
298:Delta Works
290:Bergse Maas
263:Middle Ages
244:Vlaardingen
240:Nieuwe Maas
232:Spijkenisse
212:IJsselmonde
196:Nieuwe Maas
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128:Vlaardingen
117:Nieuwe Maas
72:Netherlands
1255:Categories
1194:Middelburg
1184:Vlissingen
1076:Peninsulas
670:IJsselmeer
396:References
248:Het Scheur
200:Het Scheur
186:where the
1169:Dordrecht
1159:Rotterdam
1133:Walcheren
1083:Rozenburg
966:Eendracht
824:Oude Maas
628:Oude Rijn
581:Oude Maas
546:Nederrijn
340:Dordrecht
308:Transport
236:Hoogvliet
206:Geography
184:Dordrecht
171:, in the
157:Old Meuse
144:Oude Maas
102:Dordrecht
36:Old Meuse
33:Oude Maas
1179:Schiedam
878:Volkerak
692:Volkerak
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198:to form
176:province
63:Location
1164:Antwerp
996:Krammer
934:Schelde
930:Scheldt
883:Krammer
809:Merwede
697:Krammer
643:Waaltje
561:Merwede
456:51°53′N
352:railway
267:Merwede
257:History
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68:Country
1123:Tholen
936:Escaut
844:Scheur
601:Scheur
551:IJssel
459:4°19′E
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133:Length
87:Source
1152:Towns
1060:Rotte
1055:Donge
1045:Linge
834:Noord
769:Meuse
638:Vecht
591:Noord
521:Rhine
371:with
359:with
338:with
325:Delta
322:Meuse
318:Rhine
302:Rhine
271:Rhine
192:Noord
173:Dutch
165:Rhine
112:Mouth
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789:Amer
773:Maas
653:Spui
541:Waal
527:Rhin
525:Rijn
415:ISBN
296:and
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169:Maas
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