Voer

Voer
The Voer in 's-Gravenvoeren
Other name(s)	Fouron
Basin
Progression	Meuse→ North Sea
Main source	near Sint-Pieters-Voeren 50°44′08″N 5°49′26″E / 50.7355°N 5.8238°E / 50.7355; 5.8238
River mouth	Meuse in Eijsden 50°46′25″N 5°41′51″E / 50.7735°N 5.6974°E / 50.7735; 5.6974Coordinates: 50°46′25″N 5°41′51″E / 50.7735°N 5.6974°E / 50.7735; 5.6974
Countries	Belgium, Netherlands
Physiognomy
Length	12 km (7.5 mi)

The Voer (Dutch, in French: Fouron)^[1] is a small river in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is a right-bank tributary to the river Meuse. It has three (creek-) tributaries of its own: the Veurs, the Noor and the Beek.

The source of the Voer is near the village of Sint-Pieters-Voeren in the Belgian province of Limburg. The river crosses the Belgian-Dutch border between 's-Gravenvoeren and Mesch, and flows into the river Meuse at Eijsden. The Voer's total length is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). It lends its name to the Voeren municipality as well as to the villages 's-Gravenvoeren, Sint-Pieters-Voeren and Sint-Martens-Voeren through which it passes.

Source (-building) of the Voer at Sint-Pieters-Voeren
The Voer at Eijsden quite near to its estuary in the Meuse.
Estuary of the Voer at Eijsden.

References

↑ Voeren municipality website (fr)

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