The Hollands Diep was formed as a result of the extensive flood of 1216, which breached the dunes of Voorne and created a deep saltwater inlet (the current Haringvliet). During a second flood, the St. Elizabeth floods, this inlet connected to the Merwede and became an important estuary of the Rhine and Meuse rivers. From that moment on, the freshwater part of the estuary (east of the Hellegatsplein) was renamed Hollands Diep. The former river Striene, that used to connect the Meuse with the Scheldt, was completely destroyed by these floods and can no longer be recognised on maps.
At this point where the Hollands Diep splits, there is a road traffic node on an artificial island (the Hellegatsplein), connecting to the Hoeksche Waard island on the north by the Haringvliet bridge, to the Goeree-Overflakkee on the west by the Hellegatsdam, and to the mainland on the southeast by the Volkerak Sluices.
On the east side of the Hollands Diep the Moerdijk bridges connect the Dordrecht island on the north to the mainland on the south: a roadbridge, a railroad bridge; a second railroad bridge has recently been constructed for the HSL-Zuid.
Referencesedit
^"Hollands Diep". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. Archived from the original on 2012-07-26.
hollands, diep, 1947, spelling, hollandsch, diep, river, netherlands, estuary, rhine, meuse, rivers, through, scheldt, rhine, canal, connects, scheldt, river, antwerp, designationsramsar, wetlanddesignated29, august, 2000reference, 1273, willemstad, bergse, ma. Hollands Diep pre 1947 spelling Hollandsch Diep is a river in the Netherlands 2 and an estuary of the Rhine and Meuse rivers Through the Scheldt Rhine Canal it connects to the Scheldt river and Antwerp DesignationsRamsar WetlandDesignated29 August 2000Reference no 1273 1 Willemstad and the Hollands Diep The Bergse Maas river and the Nieuwe Merwede river join near Lage Zwaluwe to form the Hollands Diep The Dordtsche Kil connects to it near Moerdijk Near Numansdorp it splits into the Haringvliet and the Volkerak History editThe Hollands Diep was formed as a result of the extensive flood of 1216 which breached the dunes of Voorne and created a deep saltwater inlet the current Haringvliet During a second flood the St Elizabeth floods this inlet connected to the Merwede and became an important estuary of the Rhine and Meuse rivers From that moment on the freshwater part of the estuary east of the Hellegatsplein was renamed Hollands Diep The former river Striene that used to connect the Meuse with the Scheldt was completely destroyed by these floods and can no longer be recognised on maps nbsp The lower part of the Rhine Meuse Scheldt delta nbsp Hollands Diep near Dordrecht and TilburgRiver crossings editAt this point where the Hollands Diep splits there is a road traffic node on an artificial island the Hellegatsplein connecting to the Hoeksche Waard island on the north by the Haringvliet bridge to the Goeree Overflakkee on the west by the Hellegatsdam and to the mainland on the southeast by the Volkerak Sluices On the east side of the Hollands Diep the Moerdijk bridges connect the Dordrecht island on the north to the mainland on the south a road bridge a railroad bridge a second railroad bridge has recently been constructed for the HSL Zuid References edit Hollands Diep Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 Hollandsch Diep in Dutch Rijkswaterstaat Archived from the original on 2012 07 26 51 42 00 N 4 35 02 E 51 70000 N 4 58389 E 51 70000 4 58389 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hollands Diep amp oldid 1166805285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
