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The Amstel () is a river in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It flows from the Aarkanaal and Drecht in Nieuwveen northwards, passing Uithoorn, Amstelveen, and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, to the IJ in Amsterdam, to which the river gives its name. Annually, the river is the location of the Liberation Day concert, Head of the River Amstel rowing match, and the Amsterdam Gay Pride boat parade.
Between 1525 and 1990, the water board or hoogheemraadschap of the area through which the river flows was Amstelland (Amstel Land)," Stamboom met schematische voorstelling van opgeheven vroeger zelfstandige besturen van rechtsvoorgangers in het werkgebied van hoogheemraadschap Amstel, Gooi en Vecht" (in Dutch), Historisch archief van Waterschap Amstel, Gooi en Vecht, 2007. Retrieved on 29 October 2020. a name still in use for the region. The names of the settlements Amstelhoek (Amstel Bend),G. van Berkel & K. Samplonius, " Amstelhoek (De Ronde Venen, U)" (in Dutch), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard, 2018. Retrieved on 23 October 2020. Amsterdam (Amstel Dam), Nes aan de Amstel (Headland upon Amstel),G. van Berkel & K. Samplonius, " Nes aan de Amstel (Amstelveen, NH)" (in Dutch), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard, 2018. Retrieved on 23 October 2020. and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (Old Church upon Amstel)G. van Berkel & K. Samplonius, " Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (Amstelveen, NH)" (in Dutch), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard, 2018. Retrieved on 23 October 2020. on the banks of the Amstel were derived from the river's name.
Further on, the river is joined by the tributary river Oude Waver. From here onwards, the river flows northward through the province of North Holland. The Amstel passes the village Nes aan de Amstel.
On the western bank is the town Amstelveen, where there is a small island in the river named Amsteleiland, and on the eastern bank the town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, where the river is joined by the tributary river Bullewijk. After this the Amstel flows into the city of Amsterdam.
In the city center, the river is connected to several city canals, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Amstel Hotel, Royal Theater Carré, H'ART Museum, city hall in the Stopera, and Allard Pierson Museum are located on the eastern bank of the river.
The river continues via the Rokin to the Langebrugsteeg before being routed underground through pipes, passing under the filled in part of the Rokin and Dam Square before remerging into the Damrak at the Oudebrugsteeg. The river then passes beneath the Prins Hendrikkade before empyting into the .
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