Amer (river)

Satellite image of the Rhine–Meuse delta, showing the Amer (g)

The Amer is a river in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a continuation of the Bergse Maas river from the river Donge near Raamsdonksveer to the point where it joins the river Nieuwe Merwede to form the Hollands Diep estuary, and has a total length of approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi). The Amer is a major navigation route. It forms the south boundary of the Biesbosch National Park.

In 1886, the splitting of the Maas and of the Waal made the Amer the mouth of the Maas.^[1] Before anthropogenic actions in the early 1900s, salmon used to reach the Bergse Maas through the Amer.^[2]

The river is also known because the Amercentrale, one of the biggest power plants in the Netherlands, is located on its bank. As a result, ships transporting coal for the plant use the eastern part of the river, mainly coming from the Wilhelmina Canal.

Amer in foreground

References

^ Cox, J. R.; Huismans, Y.; Knaake, S. M.; Leuven, J. R. F. W.; Vellinga, N. E.; van der Vegt, M.; Hoitink, A. J. F.; Kleinhans, M. G. (July 2021). "Anthropogenic Effects on the Contemporary Sediment Budget of the Lower Rhine-Meuse Delta Channel Network". Earth's Future. 9 (7). Bibcode:2021EaFut...901869C. doi:10.1029/2020EF001869. hdl:1874/412770. ISSN 2328-4277. S2CID 236315260.
^ de Groot, S.J. (April 1989). "Literature survey into the possibility of restocking the River Rhine and its tributaries with Atlantic salmon (SALMO SALAR)". Netherlands Institute for Fishery Investigations (Rivo): 14.

51°43′23″N 4°45′39″E / 51.72306°N 4.76083°E / 51.72306; 4.76083

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[1] Cox, J. R.; Huismans, Y.; Knaake, S. M.; Leuven, J. R. F. W.; Vellinga, N. E.; van der Vegt, M.; Hoitink, A. J. F.; Kleinhans, M. G. (July 2021). "Anthropogenic Effects on the Contemporary Sediment Budget of the Lower Rhine-Meuse Delta Channel Network". Earth's Future. 9 (7). Bibcode:2021EaFut...901869C. doi:10.1029/2020EF001869. hdl:1874/412770. ISSN 2328-4277. S2CID 236315260.

[2] Groot, S.J. (April 1989). "Literature survey into the possibility of restocking the River Rhine and its tributaries with Atlantic salmon (SALMO SALAR)". Netherlands Institute for Fishery Investigations (Rivo): 14.

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v t e Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
Rhine Rijn Rhin	Current distributaries Waal Nederrijn IJssel Lek Merwede Boven Merwede Nieuwe Merwede Beneden Merwede Oude Maas Dordtsche Kil Noord Nieuwe Maas Scheur Nieuwe Waterweg Former distributaries Kromme Rijn Leidse Rijn Oude Rijn Hollandse IJssel Vecht Waaltje Brielse Maas Spui Current estuaries Nieuwe Waterweg IJsselmeer Former estuaries Hollands Diep Haringvliet Volkerak Krammer Grevelingen Keeten-Mastgat Oosterschelde Associated canals Bijlands Kanaal Pannerdens Kanaal Amsterdam–Rhine Canal Vaartse Rijn Nieuwe Merwede Nieuwe Waterweg Scheldt–Rhine Canal Maas–Waal Canal
Meuse Maas	Current distributaries Bergse Maas Amer Former distributaries Oude Maasje Afgedamde Maas Merwede Boven Merwede Beneden Merwede Oude Maas Dordtsche Kil Noord Nieuwe Maas Scheur Nieuwe Waterweg Current estuaries Former estuaries Hollands Diep Haringvliet Volkerak Krammer Grevelingen Keeten-Mastgat Oosterschelde Associated canals Heusden Canal Bergse Maas Maas–Waal Canal
Scheldt Schelde Escaut	Current distributaries Western Scheldt Former distributaries Oosterschelde Eendracht Current estuaries Western Scheldt Former estuaries Oosterschelde Krammer Grevelingen Associated canals Scheldt–Rhine Canal Canal through Zuid-Beveland Canal through Walcheren
Other rivers (directly draining into the delta)	Linge Mark Donge Rotte Oude IJssel
Islands and Peninsulas	Rozenburg IJsselmonde Het Eiland van Dordt Voorne and Putten Hoeksche Waard Tiengemeten Goeree-Overflakkee Schouwen-Duiveland Tholen Sint Philipsland Walcheren Noord-Beveland Zuid-Beveland
Towns	Rotterdam Antwerp Dordrecht Bergen-op-Zoom Schiedam Vlissingen Vlaardingen Middelburg Spijkenisse
Other topics	Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)