Demer
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| Demer | |
|---|---|
 The Demer in Hasselt | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Limburg, Belgium |
| Mouth | |
• location | Dyle |
• coordinates | 50°58′07″N 4°41′34″E / 50.9686°N 4.6927°E |
| Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dyle→ Rupel→ Scheldt→ North Sea |
The Demer is an 85-kilometre (53 mi) long river in the eastern Flanders region of Belgium,and a right tributary of the Dijle. It flows through the Belgian provinces Limburg and Flemish Brabant. Its source is near Tongeren. It flows into the river Dijle in Werchter, Rotselaar municipality.
The most important towns along the Demer are (starting from the source) Bilzen, Hasselt, Diest and Aarschot. Tributaries of the Demer are the rivers Herk, Gete and Velp (all three in Halen).
The name "Demer" comes from the Celtic language words "tam" (dark coloured) and "ara" (water) giving rise to a name meaning "dark coloured river". The Winter brook (Beringen) is a tributary of the Demer River.
References
- ↑ "Assessment of model improvement actions in river hydrodynamic modelling". River Flow. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: 1219. 2012.
The Demer river is located in the eastern part of the Flanders region in Belgium...The Demer basin has an area of 2276 km2 and the total length of the river is 85 km.
External links
- Lock on the Demer at Aarschot in 1940. from the Site of the Walloon regional archives (fr).
