Schipbeek

The Schipbeek is a tributary of the IJssel in the Netherlands and a continuation of the Buurserbeek. It flows into the IJssel near Deventer.

Schipbeek
South of Holten
Location
CountryGermany, Netherlands
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ locationnear Ahaus, Westphalia
 ⁃ coordinates52°00′59″N 7°01′45″E
MouthIJssel
 ⁃ location
Deventer
 ⁃ coordinates
52.2325°N 6.1647°E / 52.2325; 6.1647
Length85.2 km (52.9 mi) [1]
Basin size423 km2 (163 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionIJssel→ IJsselmeer

The real source of the Schipbeek is in Germany - in western Northrhine-Westphalia - in the Ahauser Aa, to which the Alstätter Aa, the Buurserbeek and finally the Schipbeek are connected.

References
  1. 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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