Donge (river)

It passes the village of Dongen and flows north to the town of Geertruidenberg where it is continued by the Amer together with the Bergse Maas.

Until 1952 the powerplant Dongecentrale, which provided all of North Brabant with electricity was located at the river.

When it was discontinued, the Amercentrale (located at the river Amer) took over its tasks, some of the ships with coals still use the Donge.

The only big industry left at the banks of the river are in the north-east side, around Geertruidenberg.

Because of its relatively fast current, it was used to clean animal hides, and rinse chemicals from the processed product.