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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.
In the Netherlands, Room for the River (Dutch: Ruimte voor de Rivier) is a government design plan intended to address flood protection, master landscaping and the improvement of environmental conditions in the areas surrounding the Netherlands' rivers. The project was active from 2006 to 2015.
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 ...
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The software incorporates a user interface for building, running and viewing the results of models, including a GIS map interface. The software has been independently benchmarked [1] by the Environment Agency and is used extensively [2] to undertake modelling of flood risk, [3] develop flood risk management schemes and provide flood forecasting ...
River Thames Flood Barrier. The Thames Barrier is the world's second largest movable flood barrier (after the Oosterscheldekering and the Haringvlietdam) and is located downstream of central London. Its purpose is to prevent London from being flooded by exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea. It needs to be ...
Alternatingly it consists of five sections: three movable flood barriers and two artificial islands. The Oosterscheldekering ( pronounced [oːstərˌsxɛldəˈkeːrɪŋ] English: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier ), between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland , is the largest of the Delta Works , a series of dams and storm surge ...