IJssel
The
IJssel is a river in the
Netherlands that leads into the
IJsselmeer, formerly called the
Zuiderzee. It is one of the three major
distributary branches into which the
Rhine divides itself shortly after crossing the German-Dutch border. The other two are called Nether Rhine and
Waal. The IJssel was once a small river: it was the lower part of the
Oude IJssel (Old IJssel, German
Issel), a small river that rises in Germany and is now a tributary of the IJssel. The connection between the Rhine and the IJssel was probably artificial, made by the Roman general Drusus as a defence against Germanic tribes.
Lengths: IJssel: 120km, Oude IJssel: 70km
Railroad bridges (with nearest train station on the left and right bank):