Grevelingen

The Grevelingen or Grevelingenmeer (Lake Grevelingen) is a closed off part of the Rhine-Meuse estuary on the border of the Dutch provinces of South Holland and Zeeland.

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Lake.name: Grevelingen Grevelingenmeer
Lake.image: Grevelingen-1981.jpg
Lake.caption: View of the Grevelingenmeer
Lake.pushpin_map: Netherlands South Holland
Lake.basin_countries: Netherlands

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Area: 110
Elevation: -0.2
Image: Einfahrt Brauwershaven.jpg
Width: 10
Length: 23

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vertical depth: 48
Commons category: Grevelingenmeer

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The Grevelingen or Grevelingenmeer (Lake Grevelingen) is a closed off part of the Rhine-Meuse estuary on the border of the Dutch provinces of South Holland and Zeeland.

It is situated between the islands of Goeree-Overflakkee (South Holland) and Schouwen-Duiveland (Zeeland) and was closed off as part of the Delta Works, a huge engineering project designed to protect the southwestern part of the Netherlands from flooding. The Brouwersdam, a dike connecting the two islands on the west, closes off the Grevelingen from the North Sea. The Grevelingendam, the dike on the east, blocks the inflow of the Rhine and Meuse water.