Delta Works

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Delta Works is a vast system of dams, storm surge barriers, and other hydraulic structures in the Netherlands designed to protect low-lying areas from the sea and river flooding.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood protection system
hydraulic engineering project
infrastructure project
constructionStart 1954
coordinatedBy Delta Committee
country Netherlands
crosses Eastern Scheldt
Grevelingen
Haringvliet
linked to: Haringvlietdam

Hollands Diep
Hollandse IJssel
linked to: Hollandsche IJssel

Nieuwe Waterweg
designedBy Dutch hydraulic engineers
Rijkswaterstaat
engineeringSignificance one of the largest flood protection projects in the world
follows North Sea Flood of 1953
hasPart Brouwersdam
Deltadijken
Grevelingendam
Haringvlietdam
Hartelkering
Maeslantkering
Oesterdam
Oosterscheldekering
linked to: Volkerakdam

Philipsdam
Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel
Veerse Gatdam
Volkerakdam
Zandkreekdam
strengthened dikes and levees
inception 1950s
locatedIn Kingdom of the Netherlands
North Brabant
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
South Holland
Zeeland
locatedOn North Sea coast
linked to: North Sea
majorCompletion 1997
namedAfter Delta Plan
notableStructure Maeslantkering movable storm surge barrier
Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier
partOf Dutch flood defence system
planningStart 1953
protects Randstad region
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt estuary
Zeeland province
linked to: Zeeland

low-lying areas of the Netherlands
purpose coastal flood protection
land reclamation support
river flood protection
storm surge protection
water management
recognizedAs modern engineering landmark
tourism major tourist attraction in the Netherlands

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Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta hasFloodProtectionStructure Oosterscheldekering
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Zeeland knownFor Delta Works
Oesterdam partOf Delta Works
Oesterdam partOf Zeeland flood defenses
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North Sea flood of 1953 ledTo Delta Works
Krammer partOf Delta Works region
linked to: Delta Works
Grevelingen partOf Delta Works
Nieuwe Waterweg floodProtection Maeslantkering storm surge barrier
linked to: Delta Works
Haringvlietdam partOf Delta Works
Haringvlietdam partOf Rhine–Meuse estuary control system
linked to: Delta Works
Brouwersdam partOf Delta Works
Grevelingendam partOf Delta Works
Grevelingendam partOf Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta defenses
linked to: Delta Works
Grevelingendam partOfProject Dutch Delta Plan
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Volkerak formedBy Delta Works
Volkerak separatedFromSeaBy Delta Works dams
linked to: Delta Works
Volkerakdam partOf Delta Works
Volkerakdam partOf Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt estuary protection system
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Maeslantkering partOf Delta Works
Hollandsche IJssel roleIn Delta Works
Philipsdam partOf Delta Works
Philipsdam partOf Delta Plan for the protection of the southwest Netherlands
linked to: Delta Works
Noord-Beveland partOf Delta Works area
linked to: Delta Works
Eastern Scheldt partOf Delta Works
Eastern Scheldt wasModifiedBy Delta Works project
linked to: Delta Works
Rijkswaterstaat notableProject Delta Works
Zoommeer partOf Delta Works
Zoommeer createdAsPartOf Delta Works water management project
linked to: Delta Works
Zoommeer partOf Delta Works compartmentalisation lakes
linked to: Delta Works
North Sea via Brouwerssluis partOf Delta Works
N57 partOf Delta Works
N57 locatedNear Delta Works storm surge barriers
linked to: Delta Works
Hartelkering partOf Delta Works
Delta Committee resultedIn Delta Works
Zandkreekdam partOf Delta Works
Zandkreekdam partOfDefenseSystem Delta Works coastal defense system
linked to: Delta Works
Zandkreekdam belongsToCategory Delta Works
Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel belongsTo Dutch Delta Plan
linked to: Delta Works
Kierbesluit relatedTo Delta Works
Oosterscheldekering partOf Delta Works
Maeslantkering partOf Delta Works
Veerse Gatdam partOf Delta Works
Veerse Gatdam partOf Delta Works coastal defense system
linked to: Delta Works
Volkeraksluizen partOf Delta Works
Grevelingenmeer partOf Delta Works
BOS computer system partOf Delta Works
Haringvliet partOf Delta Works