River mouth Maas Length 116 km Source North Rhine-Westphalia Country Germany | Basin size 1,348 km (520 sq mi) Source elevation 75 m Mouth Meuse | |
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Main source Lower Rhine region
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The Niers (spoken-out like neerce) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, right off-brook to the river Maas. Its wellspring is near Erkelenz, south of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The Niers flows through Mönchengladbach, Viersen, Wachtendonk, Geldern and Goch before flowing into the Maas just across the border with the Netherlands, in Gennep. Its overall length is 116 km - 108 km in Germany, 8 km in the Netherlands.
Map of Niers, Germany
References
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