# Nete (river)

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{{Other uses|Nete (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Nete
| image = Grote Nete.jpg
| image_caption = The Grote Nete
| map = Nèthe OSM.png
| source1_location = [Lier](/source/Lier%2C_Belgium)
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|51.1315|4.5813}}
| source1_elevation = 
| mouth_location = [Rupel](/source/Rupel)
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|51.0735|4.4201|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = 
| progression = {{RRupel}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [Belgium](/source/Belgium)
| length = {{convert|98|km|abbr=on}} (Nete 13 km, Grote Nete 85 km)
| discharge1_avg = 
| basin_size = {{convert|1673|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://www.milieuboot.be/downloads/sleeptouw-kleur/werkbl-9-VERENIG_Duffel-Grobbendonk_PRINT.pdf Het Netebekken]</ref><ref name=ibwh/>
}}
thumb|The Grote Nete near Heist-op-den-Berg|500px

The '''Nete''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈneːtə}}; {{langx|fr|Nèthe}}, {{IPA|fr|nɛt}}) is a [river](/source/river) in northern [Belgium](/source/Belgium), right tributary of the [Rupel](/source/Rupel). It flows through the Belgian province of [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp_(province)). It is formed in [Lier](/source/Lier%2C_Belgium), at the confluence of the rivers '''Grote Nete''' and '''Kleine Nete'''. It flows through [Duffel](/source/Duffel) and joins the river [Dijle](/source/Dijle) in [Rumst](/source/Rumst) to form the river Rupel. It drains nearly 60% of Antwerp province.

==Grote Nete==
The '''Grote Nete''' ''(Big Nete)'' river is about 85 km long<ref name=ibwh>Ingrid Baten & Willy Huybrechts, [https://purews.inbo.be/ws/files/90270/172867.pdf De historische bedding van de bevaarbare Nete], 2002, page 7</ref> and has its source near [Hechtel](/source/Hechtel-Eksel) in the Belgian province of [Limburg](/source/Limburg_(Belgium)). It flows in a western direction along the towns [Geel](/source/Geel), [Westerlo](/source/Westerlo) and [Heist-op-den-Berg](/source/Heist-op-den-Berg) before joining the Kleine Nete in Lier. Its main tributaries are the {{illm|Molse Nete|nl|}} near Geel, the {{illm|Grote Laak|nl||sv|}} near Westerlo, and the {{illm|Wimp (river)|lt=Wimp|nl|}} near [Herenthout](/source/Herenthout). 

==Kleine Nete==
The '''Kleine Nete''' ''(Small Nete)'' river is about 50 km long<ref name=ibwh/> and has its source near [Retie](/source/Retie) in the Belgian province of [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp_(province)). North of the Grote Nete flows in south-western direction along the towns [Herentals](/source/Herentals) and [Nijlen](/source/Nijlen) before joining the Grote Nete in Lier. Tributaries, all coming from the North, include the {{illm|Wamp (river)|lt=Wamp|nl|}} near [Kasterlee](/source/Kasterlee), the {{illm|Aa (Antwerp)|lt=Aa|nl|Aa (Antwerpen)}} near [Grobbendonk](/source/Grobbendonk), and the {{illm|Molenbeek-Bollaak|nl|}} near  [Nijlen](/source/Nijlen).

==History==
During the French occupation of the [Southern Netherlands](/source/Southern_Netherlands) (1792–1815) there was a ''[département](/source/departments_of_France)'' named after the river Nete, see [Deux-Nèthes](/source/Deux-N%C3%A8thes).

==Natural landscapes==
In the valley of the Grote Nete lies the [Scheps](/source/Scheps_(landscape)) [natural landscape](/source/natural_landscape), between [Olmen](/source/Olmen) and [Scheps](/source/Balen%2C_Belgium).

==References==
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Category:Rivers of Belgium
Category:Rivers of Antwerp Province
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