Rur

The Rur is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right tributary to the Meuse. About 90 percent of the river's course is in Germany.It is not to be confused with the rivers Ruhr and Röhr, tributaries of the Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia.GeographyThe Rur rises in the Hautes Fagnes/Hohes Venn National Park, near the 696m tall Signal de Botrange in Belgium at an elevation of 660m above sea level. South of Monschau it flows into Germany, through North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows first through the northern part of the Eifel hills.After 39km it reaches the Rurstausee, the second-largest artificial lake in Germany. After approximately 160km it flows into the Netherlands, and at its 170km mark it flows into the river Meuse at the city of Roermond.Major tributaries of the Rur include the Inde and the Wurm. Cities along the Rur are Monschau, Heimbach, Nideggen, Düren, Jülich, Linnich, Hückelhoven, Heinsberg (all in Germany) and Roermond (Netherlands).