Bergsche Maas
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Bergsche Maas Bergse Maas |
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 Damming of the Maas (light blue = Afgedamde Maas) from the Waal in 1904 for flood protection reasons, creation of the Bergschen Maas |
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| location | Noord-Brabant , Netherlands | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Amer → Hollands Diep → Haringvliet and Volkerak → North Sea | |
| River basin district | Meuse | |
| Beginning | Damming the old course of the Meuse near Well (municipality of Maasdriel ), Gelderland 51 ° 44 ′ 26 ″ N , 5 ° 11 ′ 39 ″ E |
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| The End | Crossing into the Amer at the confluence of the Donge at Geertruidenberg Coordinates: 51 ° 42 '54 " N , 4 ° 50' 49" E 51 ° 42 '54 " N , 4 ° 50' 49" E
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| length | 24.5 km | |
| Catchment area | 33,000 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
350 m³ / s |
| Penultimate section of the Meuse, laid out in 1904 | ||
The Bergsche Maas , also Bergse Maas , is an artificially created river section of the Meuse between the municipality of Well and the city of Geertruidenberg in the Dutch province of Gelderland . It is 24.5 kilometers long, 180 meters wide and has an average depth of 5.95 meters.
The Bergsche Maas formed the southern border of the Land van Heusden en Altena region , an area in the north of the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant and used to divide this historical region in half.
history
Between 1273 and 1904 the Meuse ran from Andel bei Heusden in a north-westerly direction to Woudrichem . There it flows as the second largest tributary of the Rhine (after the Aare ) into its main estuary, which changes its name from Waal to Merwede .
Since floods of the Waal often penetrated the Meuse area and led to floods there, a law, de Maasmondwet , was passed on January 26, 1883 , according to which the new bed of the Meuse, the Bergse Maas, was dug. Between 1888 and 1904 the Maas was closed according to plans by the hydraulic engineer Cornelis Lely near Andel and connected to the Amer near Geertruidenberg and the Hollands Diep via the new river bed .
The new course of the Meuse roughly follows a long-abandoned Meuse bed; the Oude Maasje , which flows in parallel today, dates from this time. Two villages, Gansoijen and Hagoort , had to give way to the construction of the Bergsche Maas.
From the town of Heusden onwards, the Heusdensch Kanaal establishes a connection with the Damaged Maas ( Afgedamde Maas ). From the south at Geertruidenberg the Donge flows into the Bergsche Maas, which from there merges into the Amer .
The Bergsche Maas has two bridges, one at Keizersveer (Raamdonksveer) and one at Heusden. For the crossing there are ferries at Dussen, Drongelen and Herpt.
In December 1944 and January 1945, the Battle of Kapelsche Veer took place at Kapelsche Veer . The German Wehrmacht held a bridgehead there during this time .
Web links
- Bergsche Maas In: Rijkswaterstaat (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The history of the Maas and Bergsche Maas ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Dutch. Retrieved June 30, 2009
