North Sea floods, the Hollandse IJssel allows water through the Rotterdam Waterway to flood low-lying land east of Rotterdam. The Delta Works included a steel...

Waterschap Hollandse Delta (WSHD) is a Dutch regional water authority covering the south of South Holland with its seat in Ridderkerk. The area it encompasses...

Gatdam Volkerakdam Seawater Western Scheldt Zandkreekdam Zeeland Bridge The Delta Works (Dutch: Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest...

branches. The hydrography of the current delta is characterized by the delta's main arms, disconnected arms (Hollandse IJssel, Linge, Vecht, etc.) and smaller...

The Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel (English: Hollandse IJssel Storm Surge Barrier), Hollandse IJsselkering (Hollandse IJssel Barrier) or Algerakering...

in four water boards. The Labour Party and local Water Board Party Hollandse Delta were also each largest by vote share in one water board. These elections...

and North Brabant) Waterschap Hollandse Delta (South Holland) Waterschap Scheldestromen (Zeeland) Waterschap Brabantse Delta (North Brabant) Waterschap De...

Overijsselse Delta Groot Salland 6 5 5 5 Reest en Wieden 3 2 Fryslân 3 3 3 4 Hollandse Delta 3 2 1 2 Hollands Noorderkwartier 4 4 3 2 Hunze en Aa's 4 4 5 5 Limburg...

and North Brabant) Waterschap Hollandse Delta (South Holland) Waterschap Scheldestromen (Zeeland) Waterschap Brabantse Delta (North Brabant) Waterschap De...

Wetterskip Fryslân Coat of arms of Hollands Noorderkwartier Coat of arms of Hollandse Delta Coat of arms of Hunze en Aa's Coat of arms of Waterschap Limburg Coat...

branches. The hydrography of the current delta is characterized by the delta's main arms, disconnected arms (Hollandse IJssel, Linge, Vecht, etc.) and smaller...

The Grote Waard or Hollandse Waard was a farming region in the County of Holland at the border of the Duchy of Brabant, that disappeared in the St. Elizabeth's...

(IPA: [ˌɣɛldərsə ˈʔɛisəl] ; "Gueldern IJssel") to distinguish it from the Hollandse IJssel. It is in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, the latter...

few areas in the Netherlands that has an intact system of river dunes. Hollandse Biesbosch The westernmost part of the Biesbosch and the largest remnant...

walk along the Waaltje. The Waaltje is managed by the water board Hollandse Delta. Its waters are on the clear end. It is used for boating, amateur fishing...

Rhine, that was constructed in 1870 to form a branch in the Rhine–Meuse delta. It was dug along the general trajectories of a number of minor Biesbosch...

Boskalis Westminster, Baggermaatschappij Breejenhout, Hollandse Aanneming Maatschappij, Hollandse Beton Maatschappij, Van Oord-Utrecht, Stevin Baggeren...

estuary, it could not be closed off from the sea by a dam as part of the Delta Works. Instead, the dykes around it have been heightened and reinforced...

Holland in the Netherlands. It is an important estuary of the Rhine-Meuse delta. Near Numansdorp, the Hollands Diep splits into the Haringvliet and the...

Nieuwe Waterweg Former distributaries Kromme Rijn Leidse Rijn Oude Rijn Hollandse IJssel Vecht Waaltje Brielse Maas Spui Current estuaries Nieuwe Waterweg...

Krammer lake, itself a former estuary closed off from the sea during the Delta Works. The Eendracht is probably the last remaining remnant of the Striene...

Nieuwe Waterweg Former distributaries Kromme Rijn Leidse Rijn Oude Rijn Hollandse IJssel Vecht Waaltje Brielse Maas Spui Current estuaries Nieuwe Waterweg...

hydraulic engineering before the completion of the Zuiderzee Works and Delta Works. From that moment on, the Oude Maas is only fed by the Rhine. Connections...

Plassen, Kagerplassen, and Braassemermeer. In addition, rivers such as the Hollandse IJssel, Oude Rijn, Lek, Vlist, Loet, Rotte, and Meije run through the...

Nieuwe Waterweg Former distributaries Kromme Rijn Leidse Rijn Oude Rijn Hollandse IJssel Vecht Waaltje Brielse Maas Spui Current estuaries Nieuwe Waterweg...

pronunciation: [sxøːr] ; Dutch for "The Rip") is a branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in South Holland, Netherlands, that flows west from the confluence of the...

North Sea at Katwijk. There are other minor branches such as the Vecht, Hollandse IJssel and the Noord. Rhineland Nederrijn Low Rhenish Lower Rhine, a French...

in the Netherlands from het Scheur (a branch of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta) west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland: the...

Oud-Beijerland to end in the Haringvliet, but as a (planned) result from the Delta Works, its flow has been reversed.[citation needed] The Spui emerged as...

river. The river, which is the main channel in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta system, carries 65% of the total flow of the Rhine. The name Waal, in Roman...