Rhine dike

E886728

dike embankment flood protection structure

The Rhine dike is a protective embankment along the Rhine River designed to prevent flooding and manage water levels in adjacent low-lying areas.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Waal River embankment	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dike ⓘ embankment ⓘ flood protection structure ⓘ
follows	course of the Rhine River ⓘ
hasComponent	dike crest ⓘ dike toe ⓘ landward slope ⓘ revetment (in some sections) ⓘ riverward slope ⓘ seepage control layers ⓘ
hasEngineeringDiscipline	civil engineering ⓘ hydraulic engineering ⓘ
hasFunction	guide flood flows ⓘ limit floodplain inundation ⓘ retain high water levels in the Rhine ⓘ
hasMaterial	clay ⓘ concrete (in some sections) ⓘ earth ⓘ gravel ⓘ rock ⓘ sand ⓘ
hasPurpose	flood prevention ⓘ protection of agricultural land ⓘ protection of industrial areas ⓘ protection of low-lying areas ⓘ protection of settlements ⓘ protection of transport infrastructure ⓘ water level management ⓘ
hasRisk	erosion ⓘ overtopping during extreme floods ⓘ piping and internal erosion ⓘ
isAffectedBy	climate change ⓘ extreme flood events ⓘ
isDesignedFor	specific design flood levels ⓘ
isMaintainedBy	national flood protection agencies ⓘ regional water authorities ⓘ
isRegulatedBy	Rhine riparian states NERFINISHED ⓘ
isSubjectOf	flood risk management plans along the Rhine ⓘ
locatedIn	Austria ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Liechtenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
locatedOn	Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Rhine River engineering works ⓘ Rhine flood protection system NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	periodic reinforcement and upgrading ⓘ regular inspection ⓘ

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

Walsum → hasLandmark → Rhine dike ⓘ

Stevenskerk Nijmegen → near → Rhine dike ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waal River embankment