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== Projects == <timeline> # # Timeline Delta Works # ImageSize = width:1200 height:120 PlotArea = left:25 bottom:20 width:1000 height:100 AlignBars = early DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1950 till:2010 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:1950 Colors = id:grey value:gray(0.5) PlotData= bar:Leaders color:red width:25 align:left fontsize:S shift:(0,-40) from:1950 till:2010 shift:(-10,20) textcolor:blue at:1953 mark:(line,grey) text:1953 North Sea flood textcolor:black at:1965 mark:(line,grey) text:1965 Grevelingendam at:1983 mark:(line,grey) text:1983 Markiezaatskade at:1997 mark:(line,grey) text:1997 Maeslant Barrier shift:(-10,32) at:1950 mark:(line,grey) text:1950 afdamming Botlek at:1958 mark:(line,grey) text:1958 Hollandse IJssel Storm Barrier at:1986 mark:(line,grey) text:1986 Eastern Scheldt Barrier at:1997 mark:(line,grey) text:1997 Hartel Barrier shift:(-10,44) at:1950 mark:(line,grey) text:1950 Brielse Maasdam at:1960 mark:(line,grey) text:1960 Zandkreekdam at:1969 mark:(line,grey) text:1969 Volkerakdam at:1987 mark:(line,grey) text:1987 Oesterdam shift:(-10,56) at:1952 mark:(line,grey) text:1952 afdamming Braakman at:1961 mark:(line,grey) text:1961 Veerse Gatdam at:1971 mark:(line,grey) text:1971 Haringvliet sluices at:1987 mark:(line,grey) text:1987 Philipsdam shift:(-10,68) at:1971 mark:(line,grey) text:1971 Brouwersdam </timeline> The works that are part of the Delta Works are listed in chronological order with their year of completion: {| class="wikitable" |+ Delta Works ! Project ! Beginning ! Inauguration ! Image ! Function ! Watercourse ! Place |- |[[Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel]] (Algerakering) |align="center"|1954 |align="center"|1958 |[[Image:1-Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel-Algerabrug--DSC 0179.jpg|120px]] |[[Flood barrier]] |[[Hollandse IJssel]] (river) |[[South Holland]] near [[Krimpen aan den IJssel]] |- |[[Zandkreekdam]] |align="center"|1959 |align="center"|1960 |[[Image:Zandkreekdam-01.jpg|120px]] |[[Dam]] |[[Zandkreek]], [[Veerse Gat]] ([[Oosterschelde]]) |Between [[Noord-Beveland]] and [[Zuid-Beveland]] in the east |- |[[Veerse Gatdam]] |align="center"|1960 |align="center"|1961 |[[Image:Veerse Dam.jpg|120px]] |Dam |[[Veerse Gat]] ([[Oosterschelde]]) |Between [[Noord-Beveland]] and [[Walcheren]] in the west |- |[[Grevelingendam]] |align="center"|1958 |align="center"|1965 |[[Image:Grevelingedam-01.jpg|120px]] |Dam |[[Grevelingenmeer]] |Between [[Tholen]] and [[Schouwen-Duiveland]] |- |[[Volkerakdam]] |align="center"|1957 |align="center"|1969 |[[Image:Volkerakdam-01.jpg|120px]] |Dam |[[Volkerak]], [[Hollands Diep]] [[Meuse (river)|Meuse]] and [[Oosterschelde]] |Between [[South Holland]] and [[Zeeland]] |- |[[Haringvlietdam]] |align="center"|1958 |align="center"|1971 |[[Image:Haringvlietdam 2006 06 18-2.jpg|120px]] |Dam / Flood barrier |[[Haringvliet]] ([[Rhine]] and [[Meuse (river)|Meuse]]) |Between [[Voorne-Putten]] and [[Goeree-Overflakkee]] |- |[[Brouwersdam]] |align="center"|1964 |align="center"|1971 |[[Image:Brouwersdam-02.jpg|120px]] |Dam |[[Grevelingenmeer]] |Between [[Goeree-Overflakkee]] and [[Schouwen-Duiveland]] |- |[[Markiezaatskade]] |align="center"|1980 |align="center"|1983 |[[Image:Markiezaatskade-03.jpg|120px]] |Dam |[[Scheldt–Rhine Canal]], [[Markiezaatsmeer]] |Between [[Zuid-Beveland]] and [[Molenplaat]] |- |[[Oosterscheldekering]] |align="center"|1960 |align="center"|1986 |[[Image:Oosterscheldekering-pohled.jpg|120px]] |Flood barrier |[[Oosterschelde]] |Between [[Schouwen-Duiveland]] and [[Noord-Beveland]] |- |[[Oesterdam]] |align="center"|1979 |align="center"|1987 |[[Image:Oesterdam-02.jpg|120px]] |Dam |[[Oosterschelde]], [[Scheldt–Rhine Canal]] |Between [[Tholen]] and [[Zuid-Beveland]] |- |[[Philipsdam]] |align="center"|1976 |align="center"|1987 |[[Image:Philipsdam-03.jpg|120px]] |Dam |[[Oosterschelde]] |Between [[Grevelingendam]] and [[Sint Philipsland (island)|Sint Philipsland]] |- |[[Bathse spuisluis]] |align="center"|1980 |align="center"|1987 |[[Image:Spuisluis Bath-03.jpg|120px]] |[[Lock (water transport)|Lock]] |[[Volkerak]], [[Markiezaatsmeer]], [[Oosterschelde]] |[[Bath, Zeeland]] |- |[[Maeslantkering]] |align="center"|1988 |align="center"|1997 |[[Image:Maeslantkering.jpg|120px]] |Flood barrier |[[Nieuwe Waterweg]] ([[Rhine]]) |Downstream [[Rotterdam]] [[South Holland]] |- |[[Hartelkering]] |align="center"|1991 |align="center"|1997 |[[Image:Spijkenisse - Hartelkering gesloten.jpg|120px]] |Flood barrier |[[Hartelkanaal]] |Near [[Spijkenisse]], [[South Holland]] |}
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