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At the town of Wijk bij Duurstede, the Kromme Rijn stream forks off to the northwest towards the city of Utrecht with the main westbound waterwayA waterway is any navigable body of water. These include rivers, lakes, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria: The waterway must be deep enough to allow the draft depth of the vessels using it; The wate becoming river Lek. A short distance past Wijk, the river intersects with the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal ( Amsterdam-Rhine CanalThe Amsterdam-Rhine Canal or Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine. Its course follows a generally southeasterly direction as it goes through the ci), which continues south towards the Waal. A branch of this canal, the Lekkanaal ("Lek Canal") is connected to the river at the town of NieuwegeinNieuwegein is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. It lies about 7 km south of the city of Utrecht. It borders on the Lek River in the south. On the other side of the river is Vianen. To the west lies IJsselstein, to the east is Houten..

Other major towns on its banks are CulemborgCulemborg is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. It received city rights in 1318. External links Gelderland Cities in the Netherlands., VianenVianen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is the only municipality in Utrecht that is located south of the Lek River. Before 2002 it was part of the province of South Holland. Population centres Everdin, SchoonhovenSchoonhoven (population: 12,113) is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 6. 96 km² (of which 0. 67 km² water). It received city rights in 1280. External links http://www. plattegronden., Nieuw-Lekkerland and Lekkerkerk. The bed of the river lies slightly higher than the surrounding lands and dikes are therefore essential to containing the Lek. At the village of Kinderdijk the Lek meets the Noord river and the combined stream is thereafter known as the Nieuwe Maas as it flows down towards the North Sea.