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! Type ||  Name  ||  Slope (m/km)  ||  Flow velocity (cm/s)  ||  Geology (>50%)  ||  Width (m)  ||  Catchment (km^2)
 
! Type ||  Name  ||  Slope (m/km)  ||  Flow velocity (cm/s)  ||  Geology (>50%)  ||  Width (m)  ||  Catchment (km^2)
 
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| R4  || Permanent slow-flowing headwater on sandy soil || <1 || <50 || Silicious || 0-3 || 0-10
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| align="center"|R4  || Permanent slow-flowing headwater on sandy soil || <1 || <50 || Silicious || 0-3 || 0-10
 
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| R18  || Fast-flowing middle/lower course on calcareous soil || >1 ||>50|| Calcareous || 3-8 || 10-100  
 
| R18  || Fast-flowing middle/lower course on calcareous soil || >1 ||>50|| Calcareous || 3-8 || 10-100  

Revision as of 14:08, 24 March 2010

River typology in The Netherlands

General description

Classification system

Type Name Slope (m/km) Flow velocity (cm/s) Geology (>50%) Width (m) Catchment (km^2)
R4 Permanent slow-flowing headwater on sandy soil <1 <50 Silicious 0-3 0-10
R18 Fast-flowing middle/lower course on calcareous soil >1 >50 Calcareous 3-8 10-100


References

References and metrics for fish in rivers in The Netherlands, by Buise and Beers (2009)