den ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁Nord punkt ▁has ▁located ▁the ▁only ▁ 1 0 0   ▁km ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁coast . ▁The ▁deep est ▁natural ▁dip ▁is ▁arranged ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁Z y ff lich ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K ran enburg ▁with ▁ 9 . 2 ▁m ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁Though , ▁the ▁deep est ▁point ▁over ground ▁results ▁from ▁min ing . ▁The ▁open - pit ▁Hamb ach ▁reaches ▁at ▁Nieder z ier ▁a ▁deep ▁of ▁ 2 9 3 ▁m ▁below ▁sea ▁level . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁deep est ▁man - made ▁dip ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁rivers ▁flow ing ▁at ▁least ▁partially ▁through ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁include : ▁the ▁Rh ine , ▁the ▁Ru hr , ▁the ▁E ms , ▁the ▁Li ppe , ▁and ▁the ▁Wes er . ▁The ▁Rh ine ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁river ▁in ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia : ▁it ▁enters ▁the ▁state ▁as ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁near ▁Bad ▁H onne f , ▁where ▁still ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mittel r hein ▁wine ▁region . ▁It ▁changes ▁into ▁the ▁Lower ▁Rh ine ▁near ▁Bad ▁G odes berg ▁and ▁leaves ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁near ▁Em mer ich ▁at ▁a ▁width ▁of ▁ 7 3 0 ▁metres . ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁after ▁entering ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁Rh