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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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The river is tidal and has nature and recreation areas.
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183:and the Oude Maas. It ends when it joins the
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425:"De Uitvoering van de Maasmondingswerken"
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398:Van der Aalst & De Jongh (2004).
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46:Location of Oude Maas in dark blue.
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402:(in Dutch). Pictures Publishing.
235:. The combined river is known as
203:island. Soon after Dordrecht the
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215:river forks off at the town of
211:island, flowing west until the
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67:Physical characteristics
1219:St. Elizabeth's flood (1421)
239:and flows to the North Sea.
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171:. It begins at the city of
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1229:All Saints' Flood (1570)
400:Honderd Jaar Bergse Maas
1265:Rivers of South Holland
1012:Canal through Walcheren
125:30 km (19 mi)
932:Current distributaries
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264:St. Elizabeth's floods
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323:island on the north:
319:Connections from the
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262:. However, after the
231:opposite the city of
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1082:Het Eiland van Dordt
227:and joins the river
141:[ˌʌudəˈmaːs]
137:Dutch pronunciation:
1024:(directly draining
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1188:Spijkenisse
1178:Vlaardingen
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1077:IJsselmonde
1054:Oude IJssel
990:Grevelingen
904:Bergse Maas
877:Grevelingen
862:Haringvliet
828:Nieuwe Maas
788:Oude Maasje
773:Bergse Maas
691:Grevelingen
676:Haringvliet
612:Leidse Rijn
607:Kromme Rijn
585:Nieuwe Maas
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431:(in Dutch).
337:road tunnel
334:road bridge
321:IJsselmonde
287:Delta Works
279:Bergse Maas
252:Middle Ages
233:Vlaardingen
229:Nieuwe Maas
221:Spijkenisse
201:IJsselmonde
185:Nieuwe Maas
144:; English:
117:Vlaardingen
106:Nieuwe Maas
61:Netherlands
1244:Categories
1183:Middelburg
1173:Vlissingen
1065:Peninsulas
659:IJsselmeer
385:References
237:Het Scheur
189:Het Scheur
175:where the
1158:Dordrecht
1148:Rotterdam
1122:Walcheren
1072:Rozenburg
955:Eendracht
813:Oude Maas
617:Oude Rijn
570:Oude Maas
535:Nederrijn
329:Dordrecht
297:Transport
225:Hoogvliet
195:Geography
173:Dordrecht
160:, in the
146:Old Meuse
133:Oude Maas
91:Dordrecht
25:Old Meuse
22:Oude Maas
1168:Schiedam
867:Volkerak
681:Volkerak
364:island:
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187:to form
165:province
52:Location
1153:Antwerp
985:Krammer
923:Schelde
919:Scheldt
872:Krammer
798:Merwede
686:Krammer
632:Waaltje
550:Merwede
445:51°53′N
341:railway
256:Merwede
246:History
148:) is a
57:Country
1112:Tholen
925:Escaut
833:Scheur
590:Scheur
540:IJssel
448:4°19′E
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122:Length
76:Source
1141:Towns
1049:Rotte
1044:Donge
1034:Linge
823:Noord
758:Meuse
627:Vecht
580:Noord
510:Rhine
360:with
348:with
327:with
314:Delta
311:Meuse
307:Rhine
291:Rhine
260:Rhine
181:Noord
162:Dutch
154:Rhine
101:Mouth
1039:Mark
778:Amer
762:Maas
642:Spui
530:Waal
516:Rhin
514:Rijn
404:ISBN
285:and
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158:Maas
131:The
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