Nete (river)

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The Grote Nete near Heist-op-den-Berg

The Nete ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a river in northern Belgium, right tributary of the Rupel. It flows through the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is formed in Lier, at the confluence of the rivers Grote Nete and Kleine Nete. It flows through Duffel and joins the river Dijle in Rumst to form the river Rupel. It drains nearly 60% of Antwerp province.

Grote Nete

The Grote Nete (Big Nete) river is about 85 km long<ref name=ibwh>Ingrid Baten & Willy Huybrechts, De historische bedding van de bevaarbare Nete, 2002, page 7</ref> and has its source near Hechtel in the Belgian province of Limburg. It flows in a western direction along the towns Geel, Westerlo and Heist-op-den-Berg before joining the Kleine Nete in Lier. Its main tributaries are the Template:Illm near Geel, the Template:Illm near Westerlo, and the Template:Illm near Herenthout.

Kleine Nete

The Kleine Nete (Small Nete) river is about 50 km long<ref name=ibwh/> and has its source near Retie in the Belgian province of Antwerp. North of the Grote Nete flows in south-western direction along the towns Herentals and Nijlen before joining the Grote Nete in Lier. Tributaries, all coming from the North, include the Template:Illm near Kasterlee, the Template:Illm near Grobbendonk, and the Template:Illm near Nijlen.

History

During the French occupation of the Southern Netherlands (1792–1815) there was a département named after the river Nete, see Deux-Nèthes.

Natural landscapes

In the valley of the Grote Nete lies the Scheps natural landscape, between Olmen and Scheps.