Bergse Maas

Bergse Maas / Bergsche Maas
Keizersveer bridge across the Bergse Maas near Geertruidenberg; to the right, the mouth of the Oude Maasje.
Specifications
Locks	None
Maximum height above sea level	7 ft (2.1 m)
Status	Open
History
Former names	Bergsche Maas
Modern name	Bergse Maas
Date of first use	1904
Date completed	1904
Geography
Start point	River Meuse at Heusden
End point	Amer estuary at Geertruidenberg
Connects to	River Donge, river Oude Maasje

The Bergsche Maas (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛr(ə)xsə ˈmaːs]; current spelling: Bergsche Maas) is a canal that was constructed in 1904 to be a branch of the river Maas (French: Meuse) in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The Maas splits near Heusden into the Afgedamde Maas and the Bergse Maas. The Afgedamde Maas flows north until its confluence with the river Waal (the main distributary of the river Rhine) to form the Merwede, while the Bergse Maas continues west as the main distributary of the Maas. Part of the Merwede (the Nieuwe Merwede) rejoins the Bergse Maas to form the Hollands Diep estuary.