Rupel (river)
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 Location of the Rupel in the system of Belgian rivers |
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| location | Belgium : Antwerp Province | |
| River system | Scheldt | |
| source | at Rumst through the confluence of the Nete and the Dijle 51 ° 4 ′ 25 ″ N , 4 ° 25 ′ 11 ″ E |
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| muzzle | at Rupelmonde in the Scheldt Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 29 " N , 4 ° 18 ′ 26" E 51 ° 7 ′ 29 " N , 4 ° 18 ′ 26" E
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| length | 12 km | |
| Communities | Boom , Niel | |
 The Scheldt at boom |
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The Rupel (spoken: Rüpel ) is not the only river in Belgium “without a source”. It is the common end stretch of a wide range of tributaries and their tributaries. It is formed by the confluence of the Nete and Dijle rivers . The nete in turn is made up of the Grote Nete and the Kleine Nete . Among the tributaries of the river Dyle is the Demer , the inflow Gete from Grote Gete and Kleine Gete is formed.
The only 12 km long Rupel runs through the province of Antwerp in the Flemish part of Belgium . It is a right tributary of the Scheldt and flows into it opposite Rupelmonde . The tides of the North Sea work across the Scheldt as far as the Rupel. The river is navigable.