Swalm River in Swalmdal

The Swalmdal is a Natura2000 area. The meandering stream the Swalm runs through the valley. The stream is located at the transition from the plateau between the Maas and the Rhine to the Meuse valley.

Schwalm is a small tributary of the Meuse. It rises south of Wegberg in the border with Germany and the Dutch Central Bank Limburg, then runs through the German city Schwalmtal and culminates in Swalmen (municipality Roermond) in the Meuse, more specifically between cycling and Rijkel on Thunder Mountain.

The river has a length of 45 km, of which twelve are on Dutch territory. The catchment area measuring 277 square kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers in the Netherlands. The decay is 72 meters, including 12 in the Netherlands.

The Dutch part, and part of the upper reaches of the Schwalm, maintain their natural, meandering course or be utilized. The valley is part of the nature park Maas-Schwalm-Nette.

The Schwalm rises near Tüschenbroich and later flows into the Meuse in the Netherlands. Several hiking and biking trails lead through the beautiful nature reserve ... "
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