- Hollandse IJssel
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name = Hollandse IJssel
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country = The Netherlands
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state = South Holland
state1 = Utrecht
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source_name = Merwede Canal
source_location = Nieuwegein
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mouth_name = Nieuwe Maas
mouth_location = Rotterdam
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map_caption = Location of Hollandse IJssel in dark blue.The Hollandse IJssel ("
Holland IJssel", as opposed to the 'regular' orGelderland IJssel ) is a branch of theRhine delta that flows westward fromNieuwegein onriver Lek throughIJsselstein ,Gouda andCapelle aan den IJssel toKrimpen aan den IJssel , where it ends in theNieuwe Maas . Another branch called Enge IJssel ("Narrow IJssel") flows southwest from Nieuwegein. The name IJssel is thought to derive from the Germanic "i sala", meaning "darkwater ". Originally, the Hollandse IJssel forked off from river Lek at Nieuwegein, but the connection was cut off with the Hollandse IJssel nowadays only draining the surroundingpasture s.The first part of the
Delta Works sea protection constructions was built at the mouth of the Hollandse IJssel in1957 .ee also
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