Wild (river)

Die Wild
Grenskanaal
Die Wild; Grenskanaal
	Die Wild near Elten
Native name	Berghsche Wetering (Dutch)
Location
Country	Germany
Country2	The Netherlands
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	's-Heerenberg
Mouth	Oude Rijn
• location	Lobith
• coordinates	51°52′11″N 6°08′40″E / 51.8697°N 6.1444°E
Length	28.1 km (17.5 mi)
Basin size	104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Oude Rijn→ Rhine→ North Sea

Die Wild is a small stream on the border between Germany and The Netherlands. If flows south of the Dutch town of 's-Heerenberg and the German village of Elten towards the north of the Dutch village of Spijk. North of Lobith it flows into the Oude Rijn, an old branch of the Rhine.

Main tributary of this stream is the Netterdensch Kanaal coming from Netterden also along the border between the two countries. At the foot of the Eltenberg the stream broadens forming a stretched lake, the Tiefe Wild. The shores of this lake are in use as camp sites with many semi-permanent recreation bungalows.

The road from Elten to Spijk crosses the stream by means of an old bridge from WW2. This bridge is a listed monument of the municipality of Emmerich am Rhein.

Gallery

near Gut Voorthuysen
at the foot of Eltenberg, Tiefe Wild
towards Spijk, WWII-bridge

References

^ ^a ^b Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

[DE-NW_GSK3C-1] Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)

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