Donge (river)
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Donge upper course: Leij |
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 The Donge and its upper reaches Leij |
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| location | North Brabant | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| Drain over | Amer → Haringvliet → North Sea | |
| Sources of the Leij | east of Baarle-Nassau 51 ° 26 ′ 49 ″ N , 4 ° 57 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in Amer coordinates: 51 ° 42 '48 " N , 4 ° 50' 50" E 51 ° 42 '48 " N , 4 ° 50' 50" E
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| length | 35 km | |
| Right tributaries | Unkelsloot | |
| Small towns | Geertruidenberg | |
| Communities | Dongen , Goirle | |
| historical upper reaches of the Amer | ||
The Donge is a stream or in the lower reaches of the river in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant . It rises as Leij from several sources east of the village of Baarle-Nassau , which is intertwined with the Belgian exclave Baarle-Hertog . It initially flows north-northeast towards Tilburg , and then bends to the northwest at the city limits. The name Donge begins where it crosses the road and railway line between Tilburg and Breda . At Dongen it crosses the Wilhelmina Canal . After six kilometers it bends to the west, while part of its water branches off straight north towards the Bergsche Maas . At Geertruidenberg it unites with the much larger Bergsche Maas to form the Amer .