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Holland – Land of water
Holland - Land of water

A story about the eternal Dutch battle against water

  • History
    • Flood disasters
      • Stormsurge of the year 838
      • Stormsurge of the year 1014
      • ST. Elizabethsflood 1404
      • Sint Felix flood of the year 1530
      • All Saints flood(1570)
      • Christmasflood (1717)
      • Stormsurge 1906
      • Stormsurge 1916
      • Inundation Walcheren (1944)
      • Inundation Wieringermeer (1945)
      • Stormsurge1953
      • Flood of 1995 (near disaster)
  • Lakes, rivers, sea and waterways
    • The North Sea
      • North Sea ports
        • Amsterdam
        • Den Helder
        • Delfzijl
        • Ijmuiden
        • Katwijk
        • Scheveningen
        • Rotterdam
        • Vlissingen
    • The Rivers
      • Ijssel
      • Lek
      • Maas
      • Rijn
      • Waal
    • The Waddenzee
      • Wadden Islands
        • Ameland
        • Schiermonnikoog
        • Rottumeroog
        • Terschelling
        • Texel
        • Vlieland
    • The Ijsselmeer
      • Ijsselmeer cities
        • Enkhuizen
        • Lelystad
        • Hindelopen
        • Lemmer
        • Makkum
        • Medemblik
        • Stavoren
        • Urk
    • Markermeer
      • Markermeer cities
        • Almere
        • Hoorn
        • Monnickendam
        • Muiden
        • Volendam
    • Waterways
      • Amsterdam Rijn canel
      • Canal from Ghent to Terneuzen
      • Maas Waal canal
      • Merwede canal
      • Nieuwe Waterweg
      • Noord Hollandsch canal
      • North Sea canal
      • Scheldt Rhine canal
    • Sea arm
      • Dollard
      • Grevelingen
      • Haringvliet
      • Lauwersmeer
      • Oosterschelde
      • Westerschelde
  • Projects
    • Bridges and tunnels
      • Zeelandbrug
      • Westerscheldetunnel
    • Foreign waterworks
      • The German Delta Plan
      • Sigma plan Belgium
      • Thames Barrier
      • Stormbarrier Venice
    • The Dutch water lines
    • Deltaplan
      • Algerakering
      • Bathse Spuisluis
      • Brouwersdam
      • Grevelingendam
      • Haringvlietdam
      • Maeslantkering
      • Markiezaatskade
      • Oesterdam
      • Oosterscheldekering
      • Hartelkering
      • Philipsdam
      • Veerse Gatdam
      • Volkerakdam
      • Zandkreekdam
    • Dutch polders
      • Anna Paulowna polder
      • Beemster
      • Haarlemmermeer polder
      • Schermer polder
      • Zijpe polder
      • Zuidplas polder
    • Pomp stations
      • Cruquius gemaal
      • Gemaal Lely
      • Stoomgemaal Halfweg
      • Stoomgemaal Vier Noorder Koggen
      • Wouda Gemaal
    • Ramspolkering
    • Room for the river
    • Locks
      • Locks Afsluitdijk
      • Locks Amsterdam
      • Locks Deltawerken
      • Locks Den Helder
      • Locks Ijmuiden
      • Locks Terneuzen
    • Zuiderzee Works
      • Afsluitdijk
      • Amsteldiepdijk
      • Andijk
      • Flevoland Oost
      • Flevoland Zuid
      • Houtribdijk
      • Noordoostpolder
      • Wieringermeer
  • Governments
    • Rijkswaterstaat
    • Water boards
  • Media
    • Photography
    • Video
  • Commercial
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estuaries

Dollard
Westerschelde
Grevelingen
Westerschelde
Wetserschelde Breskens
Oosterschelde
Westerschelde
Haringvliet
Kaart zeearmen
Kaart zeearmen

The Netherlands is rich in estuaries or estuaries that are closed off from the open sea for water safety reasons, such as the Lauwersmeer , Grevelingen and the Haringvliet . There are three open sea arms, namely the Westerschelde , Oosterschelde and the Dollard . In this section of the website we will take a closer look at these sea inlets.

Oosterschelde
Oosterschelde

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