- For the likewise named community in North Holland, see: Gouwe. Gouwe ( is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 11 km northwest of Hoorn
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 Vertical lift bridge over the river Gouwe at Alphen aan den Rijn.
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| Country | The Netherlands |
| State | South Holland |
| Length | 14 km (9 mi) |
| Source | Oude Rijn |
| - location | Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland |
| Mouth | Hollandse IJssel |
| - location | Gouda, South Holland |
 Location of the Gouwe in dark blue. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States For the Oude Rijn branch in Gelderland Province see Oude Rijn (Gelderland. Alphen aan den Rijn (population 70927 in 2006 is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, between South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The Hollandse IJssel (" Holland IJssel" as opposed to the 'regular' or Gelderland IJssel) is a branch of the Rhine delta Gouda (population 71797 in 2004 is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands.
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The Gouwe is a channelized river in South Holland, the Netherlands. Channelization may refer to Channelization (roads River engineering South Holland ( Dutch:) is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. It runs in a north-south direction from the Oude Rijn to the Hollandse IJssel. For the Oude Rijn branch in Gelderland Province see Oude Rijn (Gelderland. The Hollandse IJssel (" Holland IJssel" as opposed to the 'regular' or Gelderland IJssel) is a branch of the Rhine delta
From Alphen aan den Rijn, where the Gouwe begins at the Gouw Locks, it flows through Boskoop and Waddinxveen to Gouda. Alphen aan den Rijn (population 70927 in 2006 is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, between Boskoop (population 15225 in 2004 is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Waddinxveen (population 26304 in 2004 is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Gouda (population 71797 in 2004 is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Here it splits into the old stream through the city and into the Gouwe Canal on the city's west side.
The Gouwe was historically part of the primary (and prescribed) shipping route in Holland, connecting Dordrecht with Haarlem and later on Amsterdam. Dordrecht (population 119649 in 2004 or in English (and locally colloquially Dordt, is a city and municipality in the Dutch province of South in the past usually Harlem in English is a city in the Netherlands. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west These cities, together with the Counts of Holland who collected toll at Gouda and Spaarndam, maintained this arrangement to the dissatisfaction of the cities Delft and Leiden which were bypassed by this route. Spaarndam is a small village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands, on the Spaarne and IJ rivers Delft is a city and Municipality in the province of South Holland (Zuid-Holland the Netherlands. "Leyden" redirects here For other uses see Leyden (disambiguation.
Today the Gouwe is still an important shipping route. At the Oude Rijn, river travel can be continued north over the Aar Canal. It also functions as the main water outlet for the Rijnland region.
Three striking vertical lift bridges cross the Gouwe at Alphen aan den Rijn, Boskoop, and Waddinxveen. A vertical lift bridge or lift bridge is a type of Movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck