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  2. Flood control in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    Flood control is an important issue for the Netherlands, as due to its low elevation, approximately two thirds of its area is vulnerable to flooding, while the country is densely populated. Natural sand dunes and constructed dikes , dams , and floodgates provide defense against storm surges from the sea.

  3. Flood management - Wikipedia

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    The Netherlands has one of the best flood control systems in the world, notably through its construction of dykes. The country faces high flooding risk due to the country's low-lying landscapes. [89] The largest and most elaborate flood defenses are referred to as the Delta Works with the Oosterscheldekering as its crowning achievement. These ...

  4. Maeslantkering - Wikipedia

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    The construction of the Maeslantkering was a part of the Europoortkering project which, in turn, was the final stage of the Delta Works.The main objective of this Europoortkering-project was to improve the safety against flooding of the Rotterdam harbour, of which the Europoort is an important part, and the surrounding towns and agricultural areas.

  5. Flood barrier - Wikipedia

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    A flood barrier, surge barrier or storm surge barrier is a specific type of floodgate, designed to prevent a storm surge or spring tide from flooding the protected area behind the barrier. A surge barrier is almost always part of a larger flood protection system consisting of floodwalls , levees (also known as dikes), and other constructions ...

  6. On Today's Date: The Great North Sea Flood Of 1953 ... - AOL

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    Less than three weeks after the flood, the Dutch government assembled a committee and in 1954 the Delta Works project, a new network of storm surge barriers, dams, dikes and levees that could ...

  7. Integrated Flood Management - Wikipedia

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    Netherlands: The Netherlands is known for its integrated approach to water management, including flood protection. The country employs a combination of dikes, polders, floodplains, and adaptive strategies to manage flood risk. Initially, polders had primarily agricultural function, contributing to agricultural production.

  8. Zuiderzee Works - Wikipedia

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    The Zuiderzee Works (Dutch: Zuiderzeewerken) is a system of dams and dikes, land reclamation and water drainage work, which was the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth century.

  9. Oosterscheldekering - Wikipedia

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    The dam is manually operated but if human control fails, an electronic security system acts as a backup. A Dutch law regulates the conditions under which the dam is allowed to close. The water levels must be at least three meters above regular sea level before the doors can be completely shut. Each sluice gate is closed once a month for testing.