Niers

Niers
The Niers at Weeze
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLower Rhine region
 • coordinates51°04′49″N 6°23′31″E / 51.08028°N 6.39194°E / 51.08028; 6.39194
 • elevation±75 m (246 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Meuse
 • coordinates
51°42′50″N 5°56′51″E / 51.71389°N 5.94750°E / 51.71389; 5.94750
Length113.1 km (70.3 mi) [1]
Basin size1,373 km2 (530 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionMeuseNorth Sea

The Niers (German: [niːɐ̯s], Dutch: [niːrs] ) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, a right tributary of the river Meuse (German and Dutch: Maas). Its wellspring is near Erkelenz, south of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).