Grevelingendam
Sign in to saveThe is a dam located in the Grevelingen sea inlet between Schouwen-Duiveland and Goeree-Overflakkee in The Netherlands. The Grevelingendam was the fourth structure constructed as part of the Delta Works.
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- Grevelingendam
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- The Grevelingendam
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- N59 motorway
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- Rijkswaterstaat
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- Deltadienst
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- 1958
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- 1965
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- 1965
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- Feasibility, planning and design
- Construction: Southern channel caisson closure
- Construction: Northern channel closure using cable-way
- The Grevelingenmeer (Lake Grevelingen)
- Road and bridge over the dam
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- See also
- References
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The is a dam located in the Grevelingen sea inlet between Schouwen-Duiveland and Goeree-Overflakkee in The Netherlands. The Grevelingendam was the fourth structure constructed as part of the Delta Works.
The dam is six kilometres in length. Construction began in 1958 with the aim of delivering it in 1964. Due to several setbacks, the construction of the dam took seven years and was opened on 1 April 1965 by Minister of Transport and Water Management, Jan van Aartsen. There is a navigation lock at the southern end of the dam near Bruinisse, and nearby a control lock using a siphon system, known as the , which connects the Eastern Scheldt with the Grevelingenmeer.