Catchment area of the Meuse
The catchment area or Bassin pouring of the Meuse is the territory in France, with the Grand-Duché of Luxembourg, in Belgium, Germany and with the Netherlands of which all the surface waters run out towards the the North Sea through the Meuse and its affluents.
It irrigates 9 million Europeans.
It extends on 36 000 square kilometers, of which (approximately):
- in France: 9 000
- with the Luxembourg: 500
- in Belgium: 14 000, of which
- in Wallonia: 12 000
- in Flanders: 2 000
- in Germany: 4 000
- with the Netherlands: 8 000
The government of these five countries and the three Régions of Belgium signed in 1994 a International agreement on the Meuse . A International commission of the Meuse was institutée to implement the agreement.
Affluents
Classified starting from the mouth:
Confluence in the Netherlands
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Grevelingen, Krammer, Volkerak
- Steenbergse Vliet (Steenbergen)
- Aa or Molenbeek (Roosendaal)
- Dintel (Dinteloord)
- Mark (Zevenbergen)
- Meuse (Bergsche Maas, Bitter, Hollands Diep and Haringvliet)
- Donge (Geertruidenberg)
- Dieze (Wood-the-Duke)
- Aa (Wood-the-Duke)
- Dommel (Wood-the-Duke)
- Esschestroom (Halder)
- Voorste Stroom (Oisterwijk)
- Reusel off Achterste Stroom (Oisterwijk)
- Beerze
- Raam (Serious)
- Niers (Gennep)
- Roer (Rur in Germany, Rour or Rolls to Wallonia) (Roermond)
- Wurm (Heinsberg)
- India (Jülich)
- Urft (Rurberg)
- Swalm (Swalmen)
- Vloedgraaf
- Geleenbeek
- Mouth (Meerssen)
- Gulpe (Gulpen)
- Geer (Maastricht)
- Fouron (Eijsden)
Confluence in Belgium
- Ourthe (Liege)
- Vesdre (Chênée)
- Amblève (Comblain-with-Bridge)
- Rubicon (underground river)
- Ninglinspo or Brook of Hornay (Aywaille - Nonceveux)
- Lienne (Stoumont)
- Salm (Three-decker)
- Red Water (Stavelot)
- Hockai (Stavelot)
- Warche (Malmedy - Warche)
- Warchenne (Malmedy)
- Emmels (Amel)
- Néblon (Hamoir)
- Lembrée (Vieuxville)
- Aisne (Belgian river) (Durbuy )
- Water of Hour (Ourthe) (Fronville)
- Marchette (Fronville)
- Ourthe Eastern (Houffalize)
- Ourthe Western (Houffalize)
- Hoyoux (Huy)
- Mehaigne (Huy)
- Samson (between Namur and Andenne)
- Houyoux (Rhisnes)
- Sambre (Namur)
- Orneau (Jemeppe-on-Sambre)
- Biesme (Wooden roofing tile)
- Eau of Hour (Charleroi)
- Piéton (Charleroi)
- Biesmelle (Thuin)
- Haunts or Hantes (Erquelinnes - Haunt)
- Thure (Solre-on-Sambre)
- Solre (Rousies)
- Helpe Majeure (Noyelles-on-Sambre)
- Helpe Mineure (Maroilles)
- Riviérette (Landrecies)
- Burnot (Profondeville)
- Bocq (Yvoir)
- Molignée (Anhée)
- Injures (Anseremme)
- Liewe (Houyet)
- Biran (Wanlin)
- Vachaux (Villers-on-Injures)
- Wimbe (Villers-on-Injures)
- the man, Lhomme or Lome (Eprave)
- Almache (Daverdisse)
- Our (Our)
- Hermeton (Hastière)
Confluence in France
- Viroin (Poisonous-Molhain)
- Alyse (Fumay)
- False (Revin)
- Semois (Semoy in France) (Monthermé)
- Goutelle (Nouzonville)
- Sormonne (Charleville-Mézières)
- Vence (Charleville-Mézières)
- Bar (Vrigne-Meuse)
- Beaver (Brieulles-on-Bar)
- Bairon (Tannay)
- Vrigne (Vrigne-Meuse)
- Claire (Vrigne-with-Wood)
- Givonne (Bazeilles)
- Chiers (Korn, Kor or Kuer in Luxembourg) (Bazeilles)
- Aulnois (Carignan)
- Matton (Carignan)
- Walk (It Ferté-on-Chiers)
- Loison (Montmédy)
- Thonne (Thonne-les-Près)
- Othain (Montmédy)
- Your (Écouviez)
- Transfers (Virton)
- Crusnes or Crusne (Mercy-le-Bas, Longuyon)
- Ennemane (Remilly-Aillicourt)
- Yoncq (Mouzon)
- Wame (Létanne)
- Wiseppe (Laneuville-on-Meuse)
- Andon (Dun-sur-Meuse)
- Forges (Forging mill-on-Meuse)
- Récourt (Tilly-on-Meuse)
- Rupt (Troyon )
- Creuë (Maizey)
- Saulx (Lérouville)
- Aroffe (Rigny-the-Room)
- Méholle (Void-Vacon)
- Squirrel fur (Domrémy-the-Virgin)
- Small Squirrel fur (Saint-Remimont)
- Vraine (Removille)
- Frezelle (Soulosse-under-Saint-Élophe)
- Saônelle (Coussey)
- Mouzon (Neufchâteau)
- Anger or Auger (Circourt-on-Mouzon)
- Blazing coal (Audeloncourt)
External bonds
- International commission of the Meuse
- International agreement on the Meuse
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