Jura water correction system
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The Jura water correction system is a large-scale Swiss hydraulic engineering project that regulates the water levels and flow of the Jura lakes and surrounding rivers to prevent flooding and improve land use in the region.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Jura water correction | 1 |
| Jura water correction | 1 |
| Second Jura water correction | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control system
ⓘ
hydraulic engineering project ⓘ |
| affectsRegion |
Seeland region
ⓘ
surface form:
Seeland
cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve navigation conditions
ⓘ
protect settlements from flooding ⓘ support agriculture ⓘ support urban development ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-term water level control ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline |
civil engineering
ⓘ
hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
alteration of wetlands
ⓘ
creation of new habitats along regulated shores ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
canals
ⓘ
embankments ⓘ regulating weirs ⓘ sluices ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of new agricultural land
ⓘ
reduction of flooding risk ⓘ stabilization of lake levels ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
Jura water correction system
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
First Jura water correction
Jura water correction system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Jura water correction
|
| hasPurpose |
drainage of marshlands
ⓘ
flood prevention ⓘ improvement of land use ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Swiss Plateau hydrological network
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss national water management system
|
| locatedIn |
Jura region
ⓘ
Swiss Plateau ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Swiss federal government
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss federal authorities
cantonal authorities ⓘ |
| regulates |
Aare
ⓘ
surface form:
Aare River
Broye ⓘ
surface form:
Broye River
Jura lakes ⓘ Lake of Biel ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Biel
Lake Murten ⓘ Lake Neuchâtel ⓘ Thielle River ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale infrastructure project ⓘ |
| startDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| uses |
artificial outlets
ⓘ
river diversion ⓘ river straightening ⓘ |
| watercourseSystem |
Jura lakes
ⓘ
surface form:
Aare–Jura lakes system
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Jura water correction
this entity surface form:
Second Jura water correction
this entity surface form:
Jura water correction