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A problem with the 'Zaan' is that, while it is often called a river in English, it is in fact a water that is not easily classified. It has no real beginning or and an no direction of flow. I am no expert on this subject, but it seems that the Zaan originally may have been a kind of river like the Amstel, but later became part of the IJestuary, until it was separated from the IJ by a dam around 1300. So I wonder whether classification as a 'river' is correct. 82.171.104.5512:05, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
