Niers

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Niers
The Niers at Weeze
The Niers at Weeze
Origin North Rhine-Westphalia
Mouth Meuse
Basin countries Germany, Netherlands
Length 116 km
Source elevation ±75 m
Basin area 1,348 km²

The Niers is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, right tributary to the river Meuse. Its source is near Erkelenz, south of Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The Niers flows through Mönchengladbach, Viersen, Wachtendonk, Geldern and Goch before flowing into the Meuse just across the border with the Netherlands, in Gennep. Its total length is 116 km - 108 km in Germany, 8 km in the Netherlands.

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Coordinates: 51°04′49″N 6°23′31″E / 51.08028, 6.39194