Niers | |
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Location | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lower Rhine region |
• coordinates | 51°04′49″N 6°23′31″E / 51.08028°N 6.39194°E |
• elevation | ±75 m (246 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Maas |
• coordinates | 51°42′50″N 5°56′51″E / 51.71389°N 5.94750°E |
Length | 113.1 km (70.3 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 1,373 km2 (530 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Meuse→ North Sea |
The Niers (German pronunciation: [niːɐ̯s], Dutch: [niːrs]) is a river in Germany and The Netherlands, a right tributary of the river Maas (Meuse). Its wellspring is near Erkelenz, south of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).