# Gulp (river)

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{{Infobox river
  | name              = Gulp
  | image             = Gulp-Slenaken.jpg
  | image_caption     = The river Gulp near [Slenaken](/source/Slenaken)
  | source1_location  = near [Henri-Chapelle](/source/Henri-Chapelle)
  | mouth_location    = [Geul](/source/Geul) near [Gulpen](/source/Gulpen)
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50|49|13|N|5|53|48|E|name=Geul-Gulp|display=inline,title}}
  | progression       = {{RGeul}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [Belgium](/source/Belgium), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)
  | length_km = 20.7
  | length_ref = {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}
  | source1_elevation = 
  | discharge1_avg    = 
  | basin_size        = 
}}
[[File:Gulpen, de Gulp IMG 2384 2022-06-12 11.15.jpg|the Gulp in [Gulpen](/source/Gulpen)|thumb|250px|left]]
The '''Gulp''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɣʏl(ə)p|lang}}, {{IPA|li|ˈɣʏl(ə)p|lang}};{{fix|text=tone?|date=March 2022}} {{langx|fr|Galoppe}}) is a {{convert|21|km|mi}} long river in eastern [Belgium](/source/Belgium) and southeastern [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). It flows through the [Belgian](/source/Belgium) provinces of [Liège](/source/Li%C3%A8ge_(province)) and [Limburg](/source/Limburg_(Belgium)), and the [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) province of [Limburg](/source/Limburg_(Netherlands)). It is a strongly meandering, fast flowing, left-bank [tributary](/source/tributary) of the [Geul](/source/Geul) river. Because of it strong meanders, it is difficult to determine its exact length.

During Roman times, the river was called ''Galopia'' or ''Gulippa'', meaning ''little Geul'' or ''upper brook''.{{disputed inline|Roman times?|date=September 2015}} The Gulp is a real [trout](/source/trout) stream: flowing fast and rich in oxygen. [Brown trout](/source/Brown_trout) are abundant. The landscape of the narrow Gulp valley resembles much the valley of the Geul: a fascinating mixture of deciduous forests, meadows, farmland, muddy banks, stream pools, orchards and
''holle wegen'' (eroded dirt roads).

== Flow ==
The source is in [Henri-Chapelle](/source/Henri-Chapelle). It joins the Geul near [Gulpen](/source/Gulpen),<ref>[http://atlas1868.nl/li/gulpen.html J. Kuyper, ''Gemeente Atlas van Nederland'', 1865-1870, "Gulpen"]. Map of Gulpen with river ''De Gulp'', around 1868</ref> overlooked by [motte-and-bailey castle](/source/motte-and-bailey_castle) [Gracht Burggraaf](/source/Gracht_Burggraaf). It flows through the villages [Hombourg](/source/Plombi%C3%A8res), [Teuven](/source/Teuven) (both in Belgium), [Slenaken](/source/Slenaken) and Gulpen (both in the Netherlands).

From its source in Henri-Chapelle, a village of the municipality of [Welkenraedt](/source/Welkenraedt), [province of Liège](/source/Li%C3%A8ge_(province)) it runs in a northwestern direction across the Dutch border, after which it flows into the Geul.  This happens near a motte-and-bailey castle called "Burggraaf" at Gulpen, where also the [Eyserbeek](/source/Eyserbeek) river joins the Geul from the opposite bank. This is the place and municipality to which it evidently gets its name.

thumb|right|The Gulp in the center of Gulpen

==References==
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Category:Rivers of Belgium
Category:Rivers of the Netherlands
Category:Rivers of Liège Province
Category:Rivers of South Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Gulpen-Wittem
Category:Plombières
Category:Voeren
Category:Welkenraedt

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