Attert River
General data
- Name: Attert River
- Water system: Rhine
- Water type: River
- Progression: Alzette -> Sauer (Moselle tributary) -> Moselle -> Rhine -> Waal -> Upper Merwede (Boven Merwede) -> Lower Merwede (Beneden Merwede) -> Old Meuse (Oude Maas) -> Het Scheur -> Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: France, Luxembourg
The Attert (French pronunciation: [atɛʁt], German pronunciation: [ˈatɐt]; Luxembourgish: Atert) is a river in western Europe that flows through Belgium and Luxembourg. Approximately 38 kilometres long, it rises near Nobressart in Belgium, crosses the Luxembourg border, and ultimately joins the river Alzette at Colmar-Berg. The Attert basin covers around 290 km2 and features diverse landscapes influenced by regional geology, resulting in seasonal variations in water flow and sediment transport.
