Roer

Roer
*Rur*
Roer; Rur
	The Roer in Monschau
Location
Countries	Germany; Netherlands; Belgium;
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	High Fens
• elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Mouth
• location	Meuse
• coordinates	51°11′52″N 5°58′52″E / 51.19778°N 5.98111°E
• elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Length	164.5 km (102.2 mi)
Basin size	2,361 km2 (912 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Meuse→ North Sea

The Roer (Dutch: [ruːr] ^ⓘ, Limburgish: [ʀuːʀ˦]) or Rur (German: [ʁuːɐ̯] ^ⓘ; French: Rour^[2] [ʁuʁ]) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse (Dutch: Maas). About 90 percent of the river's course is in Germany.

It is not to be confused with the rivers Ruhr and Röhr, which are tributaries of the Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia.

^ ^a ^b Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)
^ Ambleve/Rour Amel/Rur

[DE-NW_GSK3C-1] Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

[2] Ambleve/Rour Amel/Rur

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