Zwarte Water
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 Location of the river |
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| location | Overijssel , Netherlands | |
| River system | Rhine | |
| River basin district | IJssel | |
| origin | Confluence of Soesterwetering and Nieuwe Wetering in Zwolle 52 ° 30 ′ 52 ″ N , 6 ° 5 ′ 17 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Zwarte Meer Coordinates: 52 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ N , 6 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ E 52 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ N , 6 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ E
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| length | 19 km | |
| Right tributaries | Overijsselse Vecht | |
 Zwarte Water in Hasselt |
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The Zwarte Water is a 19 km long river in the Dutch province of Overijssel . The origin lies in Zwolle , where it arises from the Soestwetering and the Nieuwe Wetering. The Zwarte Water flows into the Zwarte Sea . Weteringe (German weather ) are drainage channels for land reclamation.
River course
The most important "tributary" is the 182 kilometer long Vechte , which is called Vecht in the Netherlands (Overijsselse) . North of Zwolle this flows into the Zwarte Water, which flows past Hasselt , Zwartsluis and Genemuiden and flows into the Zwarte Sea. The canal that currently connects the Zwarte Water with the IJssel near Zwolle is the IJssel-Zwolle Canal.
ecology
The chess flower ( Fritillaria meleagris ) is most common in the Netherlands on the banks of the Zwarte Water .
history
The word "zwart" in the name Zwarte Water probably has nothing to do with the color zwart = "black", but rather with "zwet" , which means "limit", also in the form "zwette". In ancient documents the river is also called "Ons Water" or "the water that flows to the sea" (het water dat gaat naar de zee).
The Zwarte Water was of great importance for the development of the Hanseatic city of Zwolle, as it had a connection to the sea and thus to the other Hanseatic cities.
Web links
Zwarte Water near Rijkswaterstaat (Dutch)