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The '''Scheur''' ({{IPA-nl|ət ˈsxøːr}}; Dutch for "The Rip") is a branch of the [[Rhine]]-[[Meuse]] [[river delta|delta]] in [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]], that flows west from the [[Confluence (geography)|confluence]] of the [[Oude Maas]] and [[Nieuwe Maas]] branches past the towns of [[Rozenburg]] and [[Maassluis]]. It continues as the [[Nieuwe Waterweg]] (New Waterway) to the North Sea. |
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Originally, the Scheur was the northern branch of the river around Rozenburg island and curved south a few kilometres past Maassluis to join the Nieuwe Maas again in the Maasmond ("Mouth of Meuse") [[estuary]] near [[Brielle|Den Briel]]. When the Nieuwe Waterweg was completed in 1872, the Scheur was dammed off and connected to the east end of the Nieuwe Waterweg to form the new [[River engineering#Channelization|channelized]] main mouth of the Rhine-Meuse delta. |
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[[Image:Beneeden rivier de Maas.jpg|thumb|none|300px| |
[[Image:Beneeden rivier de Maas.jpg|thumb|none|300px|The Scheur and Nieuwe Maas in 1769.]] |
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[[Image:Brielse Maas1.png|thumb|none|300px|The same region today.]] |
[[Image:Brielse Maas1.png|thumb|none|300px|The same region today.]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta]] |
[[Category:Rivers of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta]] |
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[[Category:Geography of Rotterdam]] |
[[Category:Geography of Rotterdam]] |
Latest revision as of 12:07, 7 April 2023
Scheur (The Rip) | |
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Location | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Nieuwe Maas Oude Maas |
• location | Vlaardingen |
Mouth | Nieuwe Waterweg |
• location | Rotterdam |
Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
The Scheur (Dutch pronunciation: [ət ˈsxøːr]; Dutch for "The Rip") is a branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in South Holland, Netherlands, that flows west from the confluence of the Oude Maas and Nieuwe Maas branches past the towns of Rozenburg and Maassluis. It continues as the Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) to the North Sea.
Originally, the Scheur was the northern branch of the river around Rozenburg island and curved south a few kilometres past Maassluis to join the Nieuwe Maas again in the Maasmond ("Mouth of Meuse") estuary near Den Briel. When the Nieuwe Waterweg was completed in 1872, the Scheur was dammed off and connected to the east end of the Nieuwe Waterweg to form the new channelized main mouth of the Rhine-Meuse delta.