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Hollandse IJssel

Country	The Netherlands
States	South Holland, Utrecht
Length	46 km (29 mi)
Source	Merwede Canal
- location	Nieuwegein, Utrecht
Mouth	Nieuwe Maas
- location	Rotterdam, South Holland
Location of Hollandse IJssel 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. Utrecht ( ˈyːtrɛxt is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country 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 Nieuwegein is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The Nieuwe Maas (English New Meuse) is a river branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the Netherlands. Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of 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 that flows westward from Nieuwegein on river Lek through IJsselstein, Gouda and Capelle aan den IJssel to Krimpen aan den IJssel, where it ends in the Nieuwe Maas. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of Gelderland ( English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country River IJssel (ˈɛi̯səl sometimes called Gelderse IJssel (" Gelderland IJssel" to avoid confusion with its Hollandse IJssel namesake The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge A delta is a Landform where the mouth of a River flows into an Ocean, Sea, Estuary, Lake or another river Nieuwegein is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Lek is a River in the western Netherlands of some 60 km in length There is also a village called Ysselsteyn (same pronunciation that is part of the municipality of Venray, The Netherlands. Gouda (population 71797 in 2004 is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Capelle aan den IJssel (population 65605 in 2005) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland Krimpen aan den IJssel (population 28800 in 2006 is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The Nieuwe Maas (English New Meuse) is a river branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the Netherlands. Another branch called Enge IJssel ("Narrow IJssel") flows southwest from Nieuwegein. The name IJssel is thought to derive from the Germanic i sala, meaning "dark water". The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European (IE Language family. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. Originally, the Hollandse IJssel forked off from river Lek at Nieuwegein, but the connection was cut off with the Hollandse IJssel nowadays only draining the surrounding pastures. Pasture is land with Herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of Ungulate Livestock as part of a Farm or Ranch.

The first part of the Delta Works sea protection constructions was built at the mouth of the Hollandse IJssel in 1957. The Deltaworks are a series of constructions built between 1950 and 1997 in the southwest of The Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)

Satellite image of the Rhine branches around the city of Utrecht showing the upper stretch of the Hollandse IJssel (f).

Satellite image of the northwestern part of the Rhine-Meuse delta showing the lower stretch of river Hollandse IJssel (m).

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