Vechte

Vecht(e)
The Vechte near Schüttorf, Germany.
Country Germany, Netherlands
Physical characteristics
Main source Westphalia
110 m (360 ft)
River mouth Zwarte Water
52°33′44″N 6°6′4″E / 52.56222°N 6.10111°E / 52.56222; 6.10111Coordinates: 52°33′44″N 6°6′4″E / 52.56222°N 6.10111°E / 52.56222; 6.10111
Length 181.7 km (112.9 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Zwarte Water→ IJsselmeer
Basin size 5,740 km2 (2,220 sq mi) [1]
Route of the Vechte

The Vechte (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛçtə]) (in German and in Low Saxon) or Vecht (in Dutch) (Dutch pronunciation: [vɛxt]), often called Overijsselse Vecht (Dutch pronunciation: [oːvərˈɛi̯səlsə ˈvɛxt]) in the Netherlands to avoid confusion with its Utrecht counterpart, is a river in Germany and the Netherlands. Its total length is 182 km, of which 107 km are on German soil.

The Vechte originates in the Baumberge hills in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia near the city of Münster and flows north into the state of Lower Saxony, past the towns of Nordhorn and Emlichheim, across the border and then westwards into the Dutch province of Overijssel (hence its alternate Dutch designation). There, it flows through the north part of the Salland region past Hardenberg and Ommen, taking in the water of the Regge stream along the way.

Close to the city of Zwolle, the river suddenly bends north to end in confluence with the Zwarte Water river near the town of Hasselt.

The Vechte is probably called Vidrus by Ptolemy in his map of Magna Germania.

References

  1. 1 2 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)


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