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Dordtsche Kil

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Dordtse Kil (pre-1947 spelling: Dordtsche Kil) is a short river in South Holland in the Netherlands. The river is tidal and forms the connection between the Oude Maas river and the Hollands Diep. The river is for most part artificial in origin, since it has been a relatively small tidal creek until the 19th century.

Flows through: Netherlands.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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