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Bookmark or Share- Dutch Delta Works: from engineering feat to cultural statementAmbitious engineering works would guarantee a near-indestructible delta – even if the catastrophic coastal storm flood appears just once in 10,000 years – leading to what some have since called the Eighth Wonder of the World: the Delta Works.
- Delta Works | History, Flood, Dams, & Facts | BritannicaDelta Works, in the southwestern Netherlands, a giant flood-control project that closed off the Rhine, Meuse [Maas], and Schelde estuaries with dikes linking the islands of Walcheren, Noord-Beveland, Schouwen, Goeree, and Voorne and created what amounts to several freshwater lakes that are free of.
- Delta Works - WikipediaThe Delta Works (Dutch: Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and 1997, the works consist of dams , sluices , locks , dykes , levees , and storm surge barriers located in the provinces ...
- The Delta Works | Zeeland.comThe Delta Works were the Netherlands’ answer to the Great Flood of 1953. They provide extra protection against extreme high tides, but they have also improved access to Zeeland, as well as created new nature reserves. Read more about the world-famous Delta Works.
- the Delta Works - Deltapark Neeltje JansThe Delta works are one of the most famous works in the world. The Netherlands is located more than half below sea level. These works were built for everyone's safety. At Deltapark Neeltje Jans you can experience history again; from the flood disaster to the construction of the Delta Works.
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