Mark (Dender) Explained

Mark
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Belgium
Mouth:Dender
Mouth Coordinates:50.738°N 3.8636°W
Progression:Dender

The Mark (Dutch) or Marcq (French) is a river in Belgium, right tributary of the Dender. It rises around 5km (03miles) south-west of Enghien, Hainaut, close to the village St-Marcou in the forests of Bois de Ligne en Bois d'Enghien. It passes through the homonymous village Marcq, Enghien, Herne, Tollembeek, Galmaarden, Vollezele, Bever, Moerbeke and Viane. The Mark flows into the Dender in Deux-Acres, between Lessines and Geraardsbergen. The Dender is a tributary of the Scheldt. The Mark is approximately 25km (16miles) long.