The lake takes its name from Den Briel, a town on its shore. It was formerly a branch of the Meuse known as Brielse Maas (Den Briel Meuse), which ran from the Botlek strait near Rotterdam into the North Sea. The first stretch, between Botlek and the former confluence with the Het Scheur branch, was alternatively known as (the last stretch of) Nieuwe Maas.
When the Brielse Maas silted up in the late nineteenth century, the Nieuwe Waterwegship canal was constructed (1872) and Het Scheur was separated from the Brielse Maas by a dam. As a precursor to the Delta Works sea barrier constructions, the Brielse Maas was closed off at both ends in 1950, becoming the Brielse Meer.
Maasmond in 1769The same region today, the Brielse Meer in dark blue
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brielse, meer, lake, briel, long, narrow, lake, between, dutch, estuary, islands, voorne, rozenburg, province, south, holland, lake, brielsatellite, image, rhine, meuse, delta, showing, lake, lake, briellocationsouth, holland, netherlandscoordinates51, 90556, . The Brielse Meer Lake Den Briel is a long narrow lake between the Dutch estuary islands of Voorne and Rozenburg in the province of South Holland Brielse Meer Lake Den BrielSatellite image of the Rhine Meuse delta showing the lake u Brielse Meer Lake Den BrielLocationSouth Holland NetherlandsCoordinates51 54 20 N 4 11 23 E 51 90556 N 4 18972 E 51 90556 4 18972Basin countriesNetherlandsSettlementsDen Briel The lake takes its name from Den Briel a town on its shore It was formerly a branch of the Meuse known as Brielse Maas Den Briel Meuse which ran from the Botlek strait near Rotterdam into the North Sea The first stretch between Botlek and the former confluence with the Het Scheur branch was alternatively known as the last stretch of Nieuwe Maas When the Brielse Maas silted up in the late nineteenth century the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal was constructed 1872 and Het Scheur was separated from the Brielse Maas by a dam As a precursor to the Delta Works sea barrier constructions the Brielse Maas was closed off at both ends in 1950 becoming the Brielse Meer Maasmond in 1769 The same region today the Brielse Meer in dark blue This South Holland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brielse Meer amp oldid 1132975840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
