Demer

Demer
The Demer near Kuringen
Data
location	Belgium : Limburg and Flemish Brabant provinces
River system	Scheldt
Drain over	Rupel  → Dijle  → Scheldt  → North Sea
source	at Ketsingen
muzzle	at Werchter in die Dijle coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 7 "  N , 4 ° 41 ′ 34"  E 50 ° 58 ′ 7 "  N , 4 ° 41 ′ 34"  E
length	85 km
Medium-sized cities	Hasselt , Lummen , Diest , Aarschot

The Demer is a river in the Belgian provinces of Limburg and Flemish Brabant . It is a tributary of the Dijle and belongs to the catchment area of ​​the Scheldt . At Werchter it flows into the Dijle. The Demer is a typical rain flow: during periods of heavy rainfall it reaches a much larger amount of runoff than in periods of severe drought. The Demer rises in Ketsingen , a little east of Tongeren .

Name interpretation

The origin of the name "Demer" goes back to the Celtic words for "dark" ("tam") and water ("ara"). So "Demer" means "Dark River".

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