Haarlemmermeer drainage project

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The Haarlemmermeer drainage project was a 19th-century Dutch engineering undertaking that used steam-powered pumping stations to reclaim the former Haarlemmermeer lake and create new agricultural and settlement land.

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instanceOf civil engineering project
hydraulic engineering project
land reclamation project
aim create agricultural land
create land for settlement
reclaim Haarlemmermeer lake
appliesEngineeringDiscipline civil engineering
hydraulic engineering
mechanical engineering
appliesToJurisdiction Province of North Holland
areaDrained approximately 18,000 hectares
country Kingdom of the Netherlands
endTime 1852
followedBy agricultural development of Haarlemmermeer polder
establishment of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer
hasEffect creation of new settlement areas such as Hoofddorp
expansion of cultivable land in North Holland
improvement of regional water management
hasPart Cruquius pumping station
Leeghwater pumping station
Lijnden pumping station
heritageStatus precursor to modern Dutch polder projects
historicalPeriod 19th century
inception law of 1837 authorizing drainage
inspiredBy flooding threats from Haarlemmermeer lake
location Haarlemmermeer
Netherlands
North Holland
method continuous pumping of lake water into surrounding ring canal
notableWork construction of three large steam pumping stations
operator Dutch national government
partOf Dutch struggle against water
history of Dutch land reclamation
precededBy earlier proposals to drain Haarlemmermeer
result creation of Haarlemmermeer polder
reduction of flood risk between Amsterdam and Leiden
significantEvent drainage of Haarlemmermeer lake
significantPerson King William I of the Netherlands
King William II of the Netherlands
engineer F.W. Conrad
engineer Jan Anne Beijerinck
startTime 1840
transportedTo Ringvaart canal
uses dikes
ring canal
steam-powered pumping stations
waterBodyDrained Haarlemmermeer lake
linked to: Haarlemmermeer

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Cruquius Pumping Station partOf Haarlemmermeer drainage project
subject linked to: Cruquius
Vijfhuizen hasHistoricalRelation Haarlemmermeer reclamation
linked to: Haarlemmermeer drainage project
Cruquius Pumping Station partOf Haarlemmermeer drainage project
Museum De Cruquius relatedTo Haarlemmermeer reclamation
linked to: Haarlemmermeer drainage project
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list (Droogmakerij de Beemster and related works context) associatedWith Haarlemmermeer reclamation works
linked to: Haarlemmermeer drainage project
Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer partOf Haarlemmermeer drainage system
linked to: Haarlemmermeer drainage project
Ringvaart canal historicalUse reclamation of Haarlemmermeer
linked to: Haarlemmermeer drainage project
Ringvaart canal partOf Haarlemmermeer drainage system
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