Jura water correction system

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The Jura water correction system is a large-scale Swiss hydraulic engineering project that regulates the water levels and flow of the Jura lakes and surrounding rivers to prevent flooding and improve land use in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood control system
hydraulic engineering project
affectsRegion Seeland
linked to: Seeland region

cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel
aimsTo improve navigation conditions
protect settlements from flooding
support agriculture
support urban development
country Switzerland
designedFor long-term water level control
engineeringDiscipline civil engineering
hydraulic engineering
environmentalImpact alteration of wetlands
creation of new habitats along regulated shores
hasComponent canals
embankments
regulating weirs
sluices
hasEffect creation of new agricultural land
reduction of flooding risk
stabilization of lake levels
hasPhase First Jura water correction
Second Jura water correction
hasPurpose drainage of marshlands
flood prevention
improvement of land use
water level regulation
isPartOf Swiss national water management system
locatedIn Jura region
Swiss Plateau
managedBy Swiss federal authorities
cantonal authorities
regulates Aare River
linked to: Aare

Broye River
linked to: Broye

Jura lakes
Lake Biel
linked to: Lake of Biel

Lake Murten
Lake Neuchâtel
Thielle River
scale large-scale infrastructure project
startDate 19th century
uses artificial outlets
river diversion
river straightening
watercourseSystem Aare–Jura lakes system
linked to: Jura lakes

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Lake of Biel partOf Jura water correction system
Zihlkanal partOf Jura water correction system
Jura water correction system hasPhase First Jura water correction
linked to: Jura water correction system
Jura water correction system hasPhase Second Jura water correction
linked to: Jura water correction system
Seeland region historicalEvent Jura water correction
linked to: Jura water correction system
Canal de la Thielle partOf Jura water correction system
cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel partlyInfluencedBy Jura water correction
linked to: Jura water correction system
cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel sharesHistoricalProcess Jura water correction of the 19th century
linked to: Jura water correction system
Zihl Canal partOf Jura water correction system