Delta Works Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
series of construction projects in the southwest Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta from the sea
About Delta Works
The estuaries of the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt have been subject to flooding for centuries. After construction of the Afsluitdijk in the north of the country completed in 1933, the Netherlands started studying the damming of the Rhine-Meuse Delta. Plans were developed to turn the delta into a group of freshwater lakes. New dams, sluices, and storm surge barriers would be built to shorten the coastline, thus reducing the number of dikes that had to be raised. Due to indecision and World War II, little progress was made. In 1950 two small estuary mouths, the Brielse Gat nearBrielleand the Botlek nearVlaardingenwere dammed. Then the flood of 1953 (Watersnoodramp) took place. In the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 and the morning of 1 February 1953, a heavy storm caused a storm tide. Nearly 2
Top Attractions in Delta Works
Explore the best things to see and do in Delta Works:
- ★Bathse Spuisluis
- ★Brouwersdam
- ★Deltapark Neeltje Jans
- ★Expo Haringvliet
- ★Grevelingendam
- ★Haringvlietdam
- ★Hartelkering
- ★Maeslantkering
Delta Works Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 8 sections including: