The Warche is a river in eastern
Belgium
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(province of
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far fro ...
).
From its source at
Losheimergraben on the Belgian-
German
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border, it flows roughly west about , across the south of the
Hautes Fagnes
The High Fens (german: Hohes Venn; french: Hautes Fagnes; nl, Hoge Venen), which were declared a nature reserve in 1957, are an upland area, a plateau region in Liège Province, in the east of Belgium and adjoining parts of Germany, between t ...
region.
It passes through the town of
Malmedy
Malmedy (; german: Malmünd, ; wa, Måmdiy) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2018, Malmedy had a total population of 12,654. The total area is 99.96 km2 which gives a popula ...
, and the artificial lakes of
Robertville and of
Bütgenbach
Bütgenbach (; french: Butgenbach, ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Bütgenbach had a total population of 5,574. The total area is 97.31 km² which gives a population density of 57 inhabitants ...
are formed by dams on the Warche.
It is a right tributary of the river
Amblève, which it joins east of
Stavelot
Stavelot (; german: Stablo ; wa, Ståvleu) is a town and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Francorchamps and Stavelot.
It is best known as the home of ...
.
In the past the Warche used to flow northward from Bévercé, following the current Trô Maret valley, to continue through the current
Eau Rouge
The Eau Rouge is a small, stream in the Belgian province of Liège. It is a right tributary of the Amblève.
It starts in the Hautes Fagnes ("High Fens") and ends in Challes, near Stavelot in the river Amblève. The French words mean "re ...
valley. This last valley is much larger than can be expected from such a small flow, still representing the original Warche valley. In that time the Warche confluenced with the Amblève at Stavelot. Later on, probably during the
last ice age the Warche adopted its current position, flowing through the Malmedy
graben
In geology, a graben () is a depressed block of the crust of a planet or moon, bordered by parallel normal faults.
Etymology
''Graben'' is a loan word from German, meaning 'ditch' or 'trench'. The word was first used in the geologic conte ...
.
References
eastbelgium.com: « sentier de découverte » dans la vallée de la Warche(in
French
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)
Rivers of the Ardennes (Belgium)
Rivers of Belgium
Rivers of Liège Province
Büllingen
Bütgenbach
Malmedy
Stavelot
Waimes
Rivers of the Eifel
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