Bergsche Maas

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The Bergsche Maas is a major artificial distributary of the River Maas in the Netherlands, created in the late 19th century to improve flood control and navigation in the Dutch river delta.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bergse Maas 9
Bergsche Maas canonical 3
Bergse Maas–Amer waterway system 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial river distributary
canalised river
connectsWaterBody Hollands Diep
River Maas
linked to: river Maas
constructionStartDate late 19th century
country Netherlands
createdByProject Maaswerken
linked to: Delta Works
distributaryOf River Maas
linked to: river Maas
flowsAlongBorderOf Gelderland
North Brabant
South Holland
flowsThrough municipality of Altena
municipality of Drimmelen
municipality of Geertruidenberg
municipality of Heusden
municipality of Waalwijk
formsBoundaryBetween Land van Heusden en Altena and Langstraat region
linked to: Langstraat region
hasBridge Hedel Bridge
Keizersveer Bridge
hasFerry Bern–Herpt ferry
Drongelen–Waalwijk ferry
Dussen–Sprang-Capelle ferry
hasFloodControlFunction diverting Maas discharge directly to Hollands Diep
inception 1904
inflow Maas
isDownstreamOf Maas near Heusden
isUpstreamOf Amer
length approximately 24 kilometres
locatedIn province of North Brabant
mouthOfWaterBody Hollands Diep
namedAfter Maas
navigationFunction shipping route between Maas and Hollands Diep
opened 1904
outflow Amer
partOf Delta Works era river regulation system
Dutch river delta
River Maas system
purpose flood control
improved navigation
river regulation
replacedWaterBody natural lower course of the Maas near Heusden
separatedFrom Merwede
Waal
separationPurpose to reduce flood risk in the Land of Heusden and Altena
waterManagementAuthority Rijkswaterstaat
waterwayType navigable waterway

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nieuwe Merwede connectedTo Bergsche Maas
Hollands Diep formedBy Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
Hollands Diep inflow Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
Wilhelmina Canal connects Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
Amer River connectsTo Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
Amer River sourceRegion Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
Heusden locatedOn Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
Land van Heusden traversedBy Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
Algonquin Regiment battleHonour The Lower Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
municipality of Heusden traversedBy Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas
municipality of Altena traversedBy Bergsche Maas
A27 motorway bridge locatedInWaterwaySystem Bergse Maas–Amer waterway system
linked to: Bergsche Maas
Merwede connectsTo Bergse Maas
linked to: Bergsche Maas