Waal

The Waal is the main distributary branch of river Rhine flowing to the central Netherlands for about 80 kilometres before joining river Meuse near Woudrichem to form river Boven Merwede.

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The name Waal, in Roman times called Vacalis, Vahalis or Valis, later Vahal, is of Germanic origin and is named after the many meanders in the river (Old Germanic: wôh = crooked).

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Railroad bridges (with nearest train station on the left and right bank):

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• between Nijmegen and Nijmegen Lent
• between Zaltbommel and Geldermalsen

Distributary: A distributary is a river that branches off from a major river before it reaches the sea, particularly in a river delta....

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Rhine: At 1,320 km (820 miles), the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein) is one of the longest rivers in Europe. The name of the Rhine in all these languages comes from Celtic Renos, literally "that which flows", from the Proto-Indo-European root *rei- ("to flow, run"), which also ...