The
Nieuwe Maas is a stretch of river in the
Netherlands, taking water
from the
Rhine and the
Meuse. It begins at the intersection of the Waal
?
and the Lek
? and flows west through
Rotterdam. It continues until an
intersection with the
Oude Maas near the city of
Vlaardingen, where it
flows into the
Nieuwe Waterweg (or alternatively a stretch of river known as "Het Scheur").