Meuse
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The Meuse (/mjuːz/ mewz, /mɜːz/, US also /mɜːrz, mʌz/ mu(r)z,[2][3][4] French: [møz] ⓘ; Walloon: Moûze [muːs]) or Maas (/mɑːs/ mahss,[2][4][5] Dutch: [maːs] ⓘ; Limburgish: Maos [mɔːs] or Maas [maːs]) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of 925 km (575 miles).
River in western Europe
| Meuse | |
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The Meuse at Dinant | |
 Basin of the Meuse | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Region | Western Europe |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pouilly-en-Bassigny, Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France |
| • coordinates | 47.9867°N 5.6167°E / 47.9867; 5.6167 |
| • elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Mouth | North Sea |
• location | Hollands Diep, North Brabant/South Holland, Netherlands |
• coordinates | 51.715°N 4.6678°E / 51.715; 4.6678 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 925 km (575 mi) |
| Basin size | 34,548 km2 (13,339 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 350 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s) |
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