Ketelmeer

The Ketelmeer is the tongue of the IJsselmeer into which the River IJssel drains, it is situated between the polders Noordoostpolder (North-east Polder) and Oostelijk Flevoland (East Flevoland), and connects the river IJssel to the IJsselmeer. It is one of the bordering lakes, a continuous body of water which separate Flevoland from the Noordostpolder and the ancient lands of the provinces of Gelderland and Utrecht. The Ketelmeer covers an area of 3500 hectares, most of which is in the province of Flevoland, but the river delta of the IJssel is in province of Overijssel.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Ketelmeer is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Bordering lakes, Netherlands and river.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Dronten, Kampen, Overijssel and Lakes of the Netherlands.

Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Lake.name: Ketelmeer
Lake.image: Ketelbrug.JPG
Lake.caption: The Ketelbrug over the Ketelmeer
Lake.pushpin_map: Netherlands Flevoland#Netherlands
Lake.pushpin_label_position: left
Lake.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Flevoland##Location in the Netherlands
Lake.location: Flevoland, Overijssel
Lake.type: bordering lake
Lake.basin_countries: Netherlands
Lake.islands: IJsseloog

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lake
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Kampen
Area: 35
Elevation: -4
Image: Ketelbrug.JPG
Width: 4
Length: 13

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Commons category: Ketelmeer
vertical depth: 2.4
basin country: Netherlands
outflows: IJsselmeer
volume as quantity: 84000000

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It was carved out from the Zuiderzee by the construction of the polders of Noordoostpolder and Flevoland, between which it lies. It is via Ketelmeer that the IJsselmeer connects to the Zwarte Meer and the Veluwemeer, the strip of water which separates Flevoland from the coast of the mainland.

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