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Nette (Niers)

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 km (64 sq mi).

The Poelvennsee in Winter
The Poelvennsee in Winter

Lakes

The Nette between Großer de Wittsee and Schrolik
Großer de Wittsee

The Nette passes nine lakes on its way to Wachtendonk

  • 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

  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.