Editing Dender

{{Infobox river
 | name                 = Dender/Dendre
 | image                = River Dender.jpg
 | image_caption        = A ship on the Dender between [[Dendermonde]] and [[Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]]
 | source1_location     = [[Hainaut (province)|Hainaut]] 
 | mouth_location       = [[Scheldt]]
 | mouth_coordinates    = {{coord|51.0449|4.0890|display=inline,title}}
 | mouth_elevation      = 
 | progression          = {{RScheldt}}
 | subdivision_type1    = Country
 | subdivision_name1    = [[Belgium]]
 | length_km = 65 
 | discharge1_avg       = 
 | basin_size           = 
}}
The '''Dender''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈdɛndər|lang|Nl-dender.ogg}}) or '''Dendre''' ({{IPA|fr|dɑ̃dʁ|lang}}) is a {{convert|65|km|mi|abbr=off|adj=on}} long river in [[Belgium]], the right tributary of the river [[Scheldt]]. The confluence of the two rivers is in the Belgian town of [[Dendermonde]].

The Western or Little Dender is {{convert|22|km|mi|abbr=off}} long and begins in Barry near [[Leuze-en-Hainaut]] at an elevation of about {{convert|60|to|70|m|ft}} above sea level. It begins as several canals in the fields merging together to form the Little Dender. As such, it does not have any one specific source. The source of the Eastern Dender, which is {{convert|39|km|mi|abbr=off}} long, is near [[Jurbise]] at a height of {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level. The two rivers meet in the town of [[Ath]]. From that confluence, the river is called the Dender proper. From Ath, the Dender passes into the [[Denderstreek]] through the cities and towns of [[Geraardsbergen]], south of which its tributary, the [[Mark (Dender)|Mark]], flows into it. From this confluence, the river continues to flow through [[Ninove]], [[Denderleeuw]], and [[Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]], before ending in Dendermonde. The Dender is navigable up to Aalst for small ships up to 600 tons and further upstream for ships up to 350 tons. The [[Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek]] flows into the Dender at [[Hofstade (East Flanders)|Hofstade]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:KaartDender.jpg|The course of the Dender
File:Denderende Steden, pad langs de Dender in Aalst en Erembodegem.jpg|The Dender in [[Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]] and [[Erembodegem]]
File:Geraardsbergen_Dender_R01.jpg|The Dender in [[Geraardsbergen]]
</gallery>

== References ==
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[[Category:Rivers of Belgium]]
[[Category:Rivers of East Flanders]]
[[Category:Rivers of Hainaut (province)]]


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