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Berkel

Berkel
Berkel.jpg
The Berkel near Eibergen
Country Germany, Netherlands
Basin features
Main source Westphalia
River mouth IJssel
52°8′25″N 6°11′28″E / 52.14028°N 6.19111°E / 52.14028; 6.19111Coordinates: 52°8′25″N 6°11′28″E / 52.14028°N 6.19111°E / 52.14028; 6.19111
Physical characteristics
Length 110 km (68 mi)

The Berkel is a river in the Netherlands and Germany. It is a right tributary of the River IJssel.

The river rises in Billerbeck, near the German city of Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia, and crosses the border with the Netherlands near Vreden (Germany) and Rekken (Netherlands). From there, it flows through the province of Gelderland to join the IJssel at Zutphen after about 110 kilometres.

Before the coming of the railway, the Berkel was a major shipping route for goods from Münster to Eibergen, Borculo, and Zutphen, transported in flat-bottomed boats called Berkelzompen. In the 1950s, the Dutch stretch of the river was channelized to prevent flooding and to improve drainage. Recently old bends have been reconnected to the straightened lengths of the river.

Towns along the course of the Berkel include:

Berkel between Coesfeld and Gescher

Berkel near Haarlo

Berkel in Eibergen

Berkel in Almen


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