The
Bergse Maas (
pre-1947 spelling: Bergsche Maas) is a
canal that was constructed in 1904 to be a branch of the
Maas River (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 from the
Hollands Diep estuary.