Voer

The Voer (Dutch, pronounced [vuːr]; French: Fouron)[1] is a small river in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is a right-bank tributary to the river Meuse. It has three (creek-) tributaries of its own: the Veurs, the Noor and the Beek.

Voer
Fouron
The Voer in 's-Gravenvoeren
Location
CountryBelgium, Netherlands
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationnear Sint-Pieters-Voeren
  coordinates50.7355°N 5.8238°E / 50.7355; 5.8238
Mouth 
  location
Meuse in Eijsden
  coordinates
50.7735°N 5.6974°E / 50.7735; 5.6974 (Meuse-Voer)
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Basin size12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average1.32 m3/s (47 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionMeuseNorth Sea

The source of the Voer is near the village of Sint-Pieters-Voeren in the Belgian province of Limburg. The river crosses the Belgian-Dutch border between 's-Gravenvoeren and Mesch, and flows into the river Meuse at Eijsden. The Voer's total length is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). It lends its name to the Voeren municipality as well as to the villages 's-Gravenvoeren, Sint-Pieters-Voeren and Sint-Martens-Voeren through which it passes.

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