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These water bodies encompass natural and artificial lakes of varying sizes, peat puddles and fens. The total combined surface area of the lakes larger than 50 hectares (120 acres) is 2,500 square kilometres (970 sq mi). [2] While a comprehensive list of past and present lakes in the Netherlands is not available, selected lists can be found. [3]
Dutch Hollow Lake is a man-made reservoir located in the Town of La Valle, (Sauk County), Wisconsin, United States. Created by developers in the 1970s by impounding the water of Dutch Hollow Creek, [1] it is now a public-access lake regulated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources with two public-access ramps. The 40-foot (12 m) depth ...
Sailing on the river Zijp, one of the connecting waterways Historical map of the lakes in 1617. The Kagerplassen (a Dutch term meaning "the Kaag Lakes") is a small lake system in South Holland located to the northeast of Leiden. [1] The Kaag Lakes are a popular area for boating, watersports, fishing, camping and walking.
Hindeloopen, view of the IJsselmeer. The IJsselmeer [a] (Dutch: [ˌɛisəlˈmeːr] ⓘ; West Frisian: Iselmar, Dutch Low Saxon: Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, [3] is a closed-off freshwater lake in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland.
The swimming lakes at Darlington County Park will only be open on weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 30. The lake will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day, Sept. 2.
The Dutch people inhabiting the region had at first built primitive dikes to protect their settlements from the sea. [1] In the northern parts of the Netherlands sea levels fell exposing new land at a rate of 5–10 meters per year between 500 BC and 500 AD. This natural process was exploited to claim new agricultural lands.
The Dutch Fire sparked about 3:30 p.m. along Lowell Hill Road near the Dutch Flat Forebay’s dam in Nevada County and burned at least 45 acres near the border with Placer County, according to Cal ...
There are many large and small lakes in the Frisian Lakes area, plus a number of them that are not directly in this South-Western part of Friesland, but are still commonly included when referring to the Frisian Lakes. Below is an incomplete list of the most prominent ones. Note that the Frisian names, here indicated in italic, are the official ...