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Dossier #1344 · GRanD 6824

Veersedam

🇳🇱Netherlands · Veerse Meer River · near Veere

Built 1961 · Lake Control Dam · data quality: Fair

Flood control
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
27 m
Crest length
2,800 m
Reservoir capacity
107 MCM
Reservoir area
22.4 km²
Average depth
4.8 m
Catchment
167 km²
Avg discharge
806 L/s
Elevation
-1 masl
Degree of regulation
421 %

Notes

Dam for tide control; connects to North Sea; not an ordinary reservoir; two dams for this reservoir; Veersedam to the west and Zandkreek to the east

Built 1961

Provenance

Record 1344 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 51.5483, 3.8094.