Haringvliet sluices

E469937

Delta Works structure hydraulic engineering structure sluice complex

The Haringvliet sluices are a major Dutch hydraulic engineering structure in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, designed to regulate river discharge and protect the southwestern Netherlands from flooding while managing freshwater and saltwater exchange.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Haringvliet locks and harbor	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Delta Works structure ⓘ hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ sluice complex ⓘ
connectsWaterbody	Haringvliet NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart	1957 ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
designedBy	Dutch hydraulic engineers ⓘ
designedFor	controlled river discharge to the North Sea ⓘ protection of southwestern Netherlands from flooding ⓘ
environmentalRole	improvement of fish migration ⓘ partial restoration of estuarine dynamics ⓘ
hasFunction	discharge excess river water during high river flows ⓘ limit seawater inflow during high tides ⓘ
hasMaterial	concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ
hasPolicyChange	Kierbesluit ⓘ
hasStructureType	dam ⓘ sluice gate ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1970 ⓘ
KierbesluitImplementationStart	2018 ⓘ
locatedIn	Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta NERFINISHED ⓘ South Holland ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision	Province of South Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Goeree-Overflakkee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellevoetsluis NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody	Haringvliet NERFINISHED ⓘ
managesRiver	Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfSluiceGates	17 ⓘ
opened	1970 ⓘ
operator	Rijkswaterstaat NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Delta Works NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch coastal defense system ⓘ primary flood defense line of the Netherlands ⓘ
protectsFrom	storm surges from the North Sea ⓘ
protectsRegion	Southwestern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	flood protection ⓘ freshwater management ⓘ navigation support ⓘ river discharge regulation ⓘ saltwater intrusion control ⓘ storm surge protection ⓘ
regulates	freshwater–saltwater exchange ⓘ water levels in the Rhine–Meuse system ⓘ
relatedToProject	Maeslantkering NERFINISHED ⓘ Oosterschelde barrier NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuiderzee Works NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kierbesluit → appliesTo → Haringvliet sluices ⓘ

Hellevoetsluis → hasWaterBody → Haringvliet sluices ⓘ

this entity surface form: Haringvliet locks and harbor