The Amblève (

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, ) or Amel (

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, ) is a long river in eastern

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in the province of

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. It is a right tributary of the river

Ourthe The Ourthe (; Walloon: ''Aiwe d' Oûte'') is a long river in the Ardennes in Wallonia, Belgium. River It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Ourthe is formed at the confluence of the ''Ourthe Occidentale'' (Western Ourthe) and the '' ...

. It rises near

Büllingen Büllingen (; ) is a municipality of East Belgium, located in the Belgian province of Liège, Wallonia. On January 1, 2006, Büllingen had a total population of 5,385 inhabitants. The total area is 150.49 km2 which gives a population densit ...

in the

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or ''Hoge Venen'' (

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), ''Hohes Venn'' (

), and ''Hautes Fagnes'' (

), close to the border with

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. Tributaries of the Amblève are the rivers Chefna, Ninglinspo,

Warche The Warche is a river in eastern Belgium (province of Liège). From its source at Losheimergraben on the Belgian- German border, it flows roughly west about , across the south of the Hautes Fagnes region. It passes through the town of Malmedy, ...

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 ...

, Salm and Lienne. The Amblève flows through the towns of

Amel Amel (; , ) is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon province of Liège, and is part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (). On 1 January 2013, the municipality of Amel had a total population of 5,466. The total area is 125.15 km ...

Stavelot Stavelot (; ; ) 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 Spa-Francorchamps Circuit a ...

Trois-Ponts Trois-Ponts (; ; both literally "Three Bridges") is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Trois-Ponts had a total population of 2,445. The total area is 68.90 km² which gives a populati ...

, Remouchamps, and

Aywaille Aywaille (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km2 which gives a population density of 146 inhabitants per km2. ...

. The Amblève joins the river

Comblain-au-Pont Comblain-au-Pont (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. As of 1 January 2014 Comblain-au-Pont had a total population of 6,754. The total area is 22.68 km2 which gives a population density of 237 inh ...

Sites

At the village of Coo (near Trois-Ponts) is the

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, which at tall is not the highest but one of the better known waterfalls in

. The waterfall was created artificially in the 18th century when local monks cut through a bend in the river to feed a watermill. The dried out river bed is now used as the lower storage basin for the

Coo-Trois-Ponts Hydroelectric Power Station The Coo-Trois-Ponts Hydroelectric Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in Trois-Ponts, Province of Liege, Belgium. Located next to the Amblève River, one of the few sites where 250+ meter local elevation can be ...

A curiosity of Lorcé, a nearby village, is the unusual design of the dam located at a place called "Fang-Naze" or "Fagne-Naze." Built between 1928 and 1932, it captures about of water, which is then led through a long tunnel cut out of the hill, before falling into the turbines of the power plant "Heid Ile" at

Nonceveux Nonceveux () is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Aywaille, district of Sougné-Remouchamps, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Geography The village is situated inside a meander of the Amblève. Nonceveux is located on t ...

part of

. On the right bank near

Sprimont Sprimont (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Dolembreux, Gomzé-Andoumont, Louveigné, Rouvreux, and Sprimont. Other villages: Banneux, Damré, ...

is the site of the

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, the oldest known place of human occupation of the

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(dating back about 500,000 years). The "Fond de Quareux" stretch of the river near Nonceveux is listed as one of Wallonia's Major Heritage sites.

References

External link

Site of the Walloon regional archives. Flooding of the Ambleve in January 1995.
Rivers of the Ardennes (Belgium) Rivers of Belgium Rivers of Wallonia Rivers of Liège Province Comblain-au-Pont Trois-Ponts Stavelot Rivers of the Eifel {{Belgium-river-stub