Dender

Dender/Dendre
A ship on the Dender betweenDendermondeandAalst
Location
Country	Belgium
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hainaut
Mouth
• location	Scheldt
• coordinates	51.0449°N 4.0890°E/51.0449; 4.0890
Length	65 kilometres (40 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Scheldt→North Sea

TheDender(Dutch:[ˈdɛndər]) orDendre(French:[dɑ̃dʁ]) is a 65-kilometre (40-mile) long river inBelgium,the right tributary of the riverScheldt.The confluence of the two rivers is in the Belgian town ofDendermonde.

The Western or Little Dender is 22 kilometres (14 miles) long and begins in Barry nearLeuze-en-Hainautat an elevation of about 60 to 70 metres (200 to 230 ft) above sea level. It begins as several canals in the fields merging together to form the Little Dender. As such, it does not have any one specific source. The source of the Eastern Dender, which is 39 kilometres (24 miles) long, is nearJurbiseat a height of 100 metres (330 feet) above sea level. The two rivers meet in the town ofAth.From that confluence, the river is called the Dender proper. From Ath, the Dender passes into theDenderstreekthrough the cities and towns ofGeraardsbergen,south of which its tributary, theMark,flows into it. From this confluence, the river continues to flow throughNinove,Denderleeuw,andAalst,before ending in Dendermonde. The Dender is navigable up to Aalst for small ships up to 600 tons and further upstream for ships up to 350 tons. TheMolenbeek-Ter Erpenbeekflows into the Dender atHofstade.

Gallery

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  The course of the Dender
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  The Dender inAalstandErembodegem