Borgharen lock complex

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The Borgharen lock complex is a major hydraulic structure near Maastricht in the Netherlands that regulates water levels and navigation between the Meuse River and the Juliana Canal.

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Surface form Occurrences
Borgharen lock 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydraulic structure
lock complex
connectsWaterway Juliana Canal NERFINISHED
Meuse River NERFINISHED
country Netherlands
designedFor high discharge events on the Meuse
hasComponent control building
navigation locks
sluices
weir
hasFunction flood management
navigation control
regulation of water levels
hasImpactOn flood risk management along the Meuse
hasNavigationRoute Juliana Canal shipping route NERFINISHED
hasRole bypass for Meuse navigation via Juliana Canal
protection of Maastricht against high river levels
isKeyStructureOn Juliana Canal NERFINISHED
Meuse River near Maastricht NERFINISHED
locatedIn Borgharen NERFINISHED
province of Limburg NERFINISHED
locatedInBasin Meuse basin NERFINISHED
locatedNear Maastricht NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Maastricht NERFINISHED
locatedOnWaterway Juliana Canal NERFINISHED
Meuse River NERFINISHED
locatedUpstreamOf Maastricht city centre NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Maastricht NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Borgharen village NERFINISHED
openedForNavigation 20th century
operatedBy Rijkswaterstaat NERFINISHED
partOf Dutch inland waterway network NERFINISHED
Meuse river regulation system NERFINISHED
region southern Netherlands
regulatesWaterLevelDifferenceBetween Juliana Canal NERFINISHED
Meuse River NERFINISHED
supports year-round navigation
usedFor commercial shipping
inland navigation
water level control between Meuse and Juliana Canal

Referenced by (2)

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Juliana Canal connectsTo Borgharen lock complex
Juliana Canal hasLock Borgharen lock complex
this entity surface form: Borgharen lock