Vesdre

The Vesdre (French) or Weser (German) and Vesder (Dutch) is a river in eastern Belgium, in the province of Liège. A few kilometers of the upper reaches also flow through the German municipality Roetgen.[2] The Vesdre's total length is approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi). It is a right tributary to the river Ourthe. Its source lies in the High Fens (Hautes Fagnes, Hohes Venn, Hoge Venen), close to the border with Germany near Monschau. It flows through an artificial lake (Lake Eupen), and then through the towns Eupen, Verviers, Pepinster and Chaudfontaine. The Vesdre flows into the Ourthe a few kilometers from Liège.

Vesdre
Limbourg, fisherman in the Vesdre river
Course of the Vesdre
Location
Country	Belgium
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Ourthe
• coordinates	50.6116°N 5.6135°E / 50.6116; 5.6135
Length	63.7 km (39.6 mi) [1]
Basin size	695 km^2 (268 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Ourthe→ Meuse→ North Sea
Tributaries
• left	Hill, Gileppe, Hoëgne

The water of the Vesdre has a high acidity (due to the Hautes Fagnes bogs), which made it very suitable for the textiles industry around Verviers. The Vesdre was the far eastern end of the sillon industriel, the backbone of Walloon industry. Nowadays, the water of the Vesdre is mainly used as drinking water.

References

1. Hydrographic Directory of the NRW State Office for Nature, the Environment and Consumer Protection (Gewässerverzeichnis des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW 2010) (xls; 4.67 MB)
2. Google (17 October 2019). "Vesdre in Roetgen" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 October 2019.