Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta: Information from Answers.com

The Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta is a river delta in The Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse and the Scheldt rivers. The result is a multitude of islands, branches and branch names that may at first sight look bewildering, especially as a waterway that appears to be one continuous stream may change names as many as seven times, e.g. Rhine > Bijlands Kanaal > Pannerdens Kanaal > Nederrijn > Lek > Nieuwe Maas > Het Scheur > Nieuwe Waterweg (> North Sea).

The economic importance of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta is enormous, since the three rivers are important navigable waterways. The delta is the entrance from the North Sea to the vast German and Central European Hinterland (and, less so, France). Major ports in the delta are Rotterdam, Antwerp (Belgium), Flushing, Amsterdam (through the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal), and Ghent (through the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal). The land areas in the Delta are protected from flooding by the Delta Works.

Satellite image of the Northern part of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta: 1. Part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee 2. The island of Tiengemeten 3. The west end of the province of North Brabant 4. The island of Voorne 5. The island of Putten 6. The island of Hoeksche Waard 7. The island of Dordrecht 8. The National Park of Biesbosch 9. The island of IJsselmonde 10. The island of Rozenburg 11. Part of the province of South Holland a. The Oude Maasje stream b. The Bergse Maas ship canal c. The Afgedamde Maas section of the Meuse d. River Waal e. River Boven Merwede f. The Nieuwe Merwede ship canal g. The Amer estuary h. The Hollands Diep strait i. River Dordtse Kil j. River Beneden Merwede k. River Noord l. River Lek m. River Hollandse IJssel n. River Nieuwe Maas o. River Oude Maas p. River Spui (river) q. River Bernisse r. The former strait of Botlek, now part of the Rotterdam sea port s. River Het Scheur t. The Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal u. The Brielse Meer (Lake Brielle, a former Rhine branche called Nieuwe Maas-Brielse Maas) v. The Haringvliet strait w. The Krammer strait x. Lake Grevelingen y. The North Sea.

Satellite image of the Southern part of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta: 1. The former island of Walcheren 2. The former island of Zuid-Beveland 3. The former island of Noord-Beveland 4. The island of Tholen 5. The former island of Sint-Philipsland 6. The former island of Schouwen-Duiveland 7. Part of the former island of Goeree-Overflakkee (province of South Holland) 8. The mainland, part of the province of North Brabant 9. Part of the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen a. River Scheldt in Belgium, near Antwerp b. The Westerschelde estuary c. The Braakman bay (now dammed off) d. The Ghent-Terneuzen Canal e. The Sloe strait which once separated Walcheren from Zuid-Beveland (now the port area of Flushing) f. The Veerse Meer (Lake Veere) g. The Zandkreek strait h. The Scheldt-Rhine Canal i. The Oosterschelde estuary, once a branch of River Scheldt j. The Eendracht, once a branch of River Scheldt, now a section of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal k. The Keeten-Mastgat strait l. The Krabbenkreek strait m. The Krammer strait n. Lake Grevelingen o. The North Sea.

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