The Lek (Dutch pronunciation: [lɛk]) is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km (37 mi) in length. [1] . It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafter called the Lek River.

De Lek is een Nederlandse rivier die vanaf Wijk bij Duurstede de voortzetting vormt van de Nederrijn en zich bij Kinderdijk verenigt met de Noord: als Nieuwe Maas zet de rivier zich in westelijke richting voort. De lengte bedraagt 62 kilometer.

…formed by the great rivers—Rhine, Lek, Waal, and Maas (Meuse)—that flow from east to west through the central part of the country. The landscape in this area is characterized by high dikes along wide rivers, orchards along the levees formed by the rivers, and numerous large bridges over which pass…

The Lek is 62 kilometers long and has a width of 180 to 330 meters. In 1122 the Lek gained the most important position between Germany and the Netherlands, when the river finally became the main stream of the Rhine because the original Rhine run was dammed at Wijk bij Duurstede.

De Lek loopt van de Nederrijn bij Wijk bij Duurstede naar de Nieuwe Maas bij Krimpen aan de Lek. De rivier is onderdeel van de hoofdstroom van de Rijn en daarmee belangrijk voor de scheepvaart tussen Rotterdam en Duitsland.

The Lek is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede.

The Lek (Dutch pronunciation: [lɛk]) is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km (37 mi) in length. [1] It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafter called the Lek River. The Nederrijn is, itself, a distributary branch of the river ...

River Lek (NL) to River IJ (NL) Length: 110 km (65 miles) in 4 sections Terrain: flat Region: West Frisia From the River Lek to the River IJ (also called River Oer-IJ) and the town of Velsen-Zuid, near the Netherlands' capitol Amsterdam.

The Lek (Dutch pronunciation: [lɛk]) is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km (37 mi) in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede.

Another large river in the Netherlands is the Nether Rhine-Lek. This river starts near Arnhem and then runs downstream almost all the way to Rotterdam. The river can be roughly divided into three parts, because of its weirs near Driel, Maurik and Hagestein.