Schipbeek
Watercourse in the Netherlands
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The Schipbeek is a tributary of the IJssel in the Netherlands and a continuation of the Buurserbeek. It flows into the IJssel near Deventer.
| Schipbeek | |
|---|---|
South of Holten | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Ahaus, Westphalia |
| • coordinates | 52°00′59″N 7°01′45″E |
| Mouth | IJssel |
• location | Deventer |
• coordinates | 52.2325°N 6.1647°E |
| Length | 85.2 km (52.9 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 423 km2 (163 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | IJssel→ IJsselmeer |
The real source of the Schipbeek is in Germany - in western Northrhine-Westphalia - in the Ahauser Aa, to which the Alstätter Aa, the Buurserbeek and finally the Schipbeek are connected.
