Nette (Niers)

Nette
Nette
	Nette in Boisheim
Location
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	North Rhine-Westphalia
Mouth
• location	Niers
• coordinates	51°24′52″N 6°19′25″E / 51.4144°N 6.3237°E
Length	28.3 km (17.6 mi)
Basin size	166 km2 (64 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Niers→ Meuse→ North Sea

The Nette is a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, a left tributary of the Niers. It rises near Dülken, a borough of Viersen. The Nette flows through Viersen-Boisheim and Nettetal before reaching the Niers in Wachtendonk. Its total length is 28 kilometres (17 mi); its drainage area is 166 km² (64 sq mi).^[1]

Lakes

The Nette passes nine lakes on its way to Wachtendonk ^[2]

Kleiner Breyeller See c. 5.3 ha
Großer Breyeller See c. 9.2 ha
Nettebruch c. 13.2 ha
Windmühlenbruch c. 6 ha
Ferkensbruch c. 4.5 ha
Kleiner de Wittsee c. 4.5 ha
Großer de Wittsee c. 22.5 ha
Schrolik c. 15.5 ha
Poelvennsee c. 24.5 ha

The Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park is named after the river.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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)
^ "Seen im Überblick". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20.

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[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] "Seen im Überblick". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20.

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