Noord River

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The Noord ("North") is a short tidal river in South Holland in the Netherlands. It starts at the city of Dordrecht where the Beneden Merwede river forks into the Oude Maas and the Noord. It joins the Lek at the city of Ridderkerk and Kinderdijk, and the combined stream is thereafter known as the Nieuwe Maas. The distance is about 9km. The direction of its water flow is dependent on the tides. The river used to be considered part of the river Merwede but lost this name in the course of time.

The Noord River separates IJsselmonde island from Alblasserwaard mainland to the east. There are two connections between them:

• "Brug over de Noord" bridge (motor vehicles, cyclists)
• Noord Tunnel (motor vehicles)

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