Jeker

Jeker
Geer
Jeker river at Kanne (Belgium), near Château Neercanne
Map
Location
CountryBelgium, Netherlands
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Geer, Liège
Mouth 
 • location
Meuse in Maastricht
 • coordinates
50°50′45″N 5°41′48″E / 50.84583°N 5.69667°E / 50.84583; 5.69667 (Meuse-Jeker)
Length54 km (34 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionMeuseNorth Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightYerne

The Jeker (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjeːkər] ; French: Geer, French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁ]) is a river in Belgium and in the Netherlands. It is a left-bank tributary to the river Meuse. The source of the Jeker is near the village of Geer, in the Belgian province of Liège. The river is approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi) long, of which about 50 kilometres (31 mi) is in Belgium (provinces of Liège and Limburg) and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in the Netherlands (province of Limburg), where it flows into the river Meuse at Maastricht (Netherlands).

Places through which the Jeker passes include Waremme, Tongeren, Kanne, (all three in Belgium) and Maastricht.