Flood control is an important issue for the Netherlands, as due to its low elevation, approximately two thirds of its area is vulnerable to flooding, while the country is densely populated. Natural sa
The Plompe toren, the only remainder of the village Koudekerke
Sea dike keeping Delfzijl and surroundings dry in 1994
The windmills of Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
De Cruquius is one of the three pumping stations that drained the Haarlemmermeer
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In the Netherlands, a water board, water council or water authority is a regional governing body solely charged with the management of surface water in the environment. Water boards are independent of
Gable stone on a 1645 gemeenlandshuis in Halfweg
1654 painting by Cesar van Everdingen and Pieter Post, depicting Count William II of Holland and Zeeland granting privileges in 1255 to the Spaarndam dijkgraaf and hoogheemraden, an organisation that would evolve into the Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland.
Heraldic shields of Hoogheemraadschap Delfland at façade of Gemeenlandshuis Delft, date 1645, the year this house has been bought for board administration and meetings.
Waterpumping windmills built in 1672 at Driemanspolder near Leiden