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Water management building by river.
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A very windy day at Welney. The river was raised a bit but not at its highest (the middle fence disappears when it's full on) Thought I might get something with my new long lens...but it was too windy to keep the hide window open! That, and the birds had mostly gone into hiding from the weather, with the exception of one mad surf-diving coot!
Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 01-04-2016;
Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard, foto richting Nieuwe Merwede.
De polder is ontpolderd en wordt gebruikt als overloopgebied, er zijn brugge aangelegd en de nieuwe boerderij is op een terp gebouwd. Door de ingrepen kan rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses will be constructed on new dwelling mounds.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 23-08-2016; Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard. Foto richting rivier de Nieuwe Merwede. De bandijk (winterdijk) is voorzien van doorlaten annex brug, boerderijen zijn op terpen gebouwd. De dijken aan de rivierzijde zijn gedeeltelijk afgegraven waardoor rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater via de Noordwaard en de Biesbosch sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg van de ingrepen is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses havbeen demolished and rebuild on new dwelling mounds.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 01-04-2016;
Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard, foto richting Biesbosch.
De polder is ontpolderd en wordt gebruikt als overloopgebied waardoor rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg van de ingrepen is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses will be constructed on new dwelling mounds.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
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Think "Holland" and you've probably already conjured the iconic images of tulips and windmills. More precisely, the very specific windmills you're envisioning right now are that of Kinderdijk.
Though it may sound odd for how technical and pragmatic the region proved to be, the name Kinderdijk translates in Dutch to mean "children's dike." According to local legend, after a particularly terrible flood in the 15th century, a lone basket was left floating in an inundated canal. Upon closer inspection, a cat was found bounding from one side of the basket to the other in an effort to keep it balanced, for inside rested an orphaned baby. The cat had kept the babe afloat, safe and sound during its journey… Thus giving the world the folktale "The Cat and the Cradle" in addition to the village of Kinderdijk its name.
Back in the modern day, visitors will find 19 historically authentic windmills scattered across Kinderdijk's canal-riddled landscape. With their sails raised to the skies (coming to rest in formations that communicate across the bogs in a language of semafors), one could be forgiven for believing these are creatures beholden to the air. What history reveals, in fact, is that the Netherlands' famous windmills are well-disguised creatures of the sea, without which the nation's famously innovative water management system would not have been possible.
Sometime in the 13th century, Zuid-Holland's peat rivers ceased to drain as they had been, creating a pattern of flooding that devastated the beautiful landscape at Alblasserwaard, which already existed below sea level. Berms were built to prevent flooding, but pumping stations needed to be constructed to continue water flow from low to high areas; hence, the 19th windmills still seen today.
Nowhere else in the world offers a complete portrait of early water management like that of Kinderdijk, which accounts for UNESCO's inclusion of the site among its World Heritage as of 1997 for its "unique character." Thanks to its truly groundbreaking unification of sea and sky, plus the added bonus of a world-renowned folktale, a visit to Kinderdijk is the sort of treasure that offers something for dreamers and pragmatists alike. www.atlasobscura.com/places/windmills-of-kinderdijk
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This remarkable structure in the Rijn Harbour in Rotterdam will become the showcase and centre of expertise for the National Water Centre that is currently in the process of formation. The floating pavilion is the reference centre for the innovative and inspiring approach to water management, climate change and energy issues
I noticed the plastic balls look quite interesting at dusk, so I went back there to take this picture.
aerial view of the Denver Sluices in Norfolk UK - part of the Great Ouse River System. The Denver Sluice Complex is a key part of the management of the Ouse Washes. Norfolk UK Aerial image
A paisagem em redor de Tizi, captada junto à estrada N9 que atravessa o Alto Atlas marroquino, apresenta um relevo montanhoso marcado por vales erodidos e encostas áridas, onde se dispersam aldeias berberes de construção tradicional em taipa, integradas na paleta ocre da geologia local. A vegetação escassa adapta-se ao clima seco, contrastando com os socalcos cultivados que evidenciam práticas agrícolas ancestrais para a gestão da água. A N9, via crucial que liga Marraquexe a Ouarzazate, a porta de entrada para o Saara, atravessa o passo de Tizi n'Tichka, a 2260 metros de altitude, constituindo um corredor estratégico para o comércio e o turismo, facilitando o contacto entre as comunidades berberes e revelando a interação secular entre o ambiente montanhoso e a subsistência humana.
The landscape around Tizi, captured along the N9 road that crosses the Moroccan High Atlas, presents a mountainous relief marked by eroded valleys and arid slopes, where Berber villages of traditional mud construction are scattered, integrated into the ocher palette of the local geology. The scarce vegetation adapts to the dry climate, contrasting with the cultivated terraces that show ancestral agricultural practices for water management. The N9, a crucial route linking Marrakech to Ouarzazate, the gateway to the Sahara, crosses the Tizi n'Tichka pass, at an altitude of 2260 meters, constituting a strategic corridor for trade and tourism, facilitating contact between the Berber communities and revealing the secular interaction between the mountainous environment and human subsistence.
The Nabataeans prevented floods from destroying the city through a damming system that diverted water from the wadi. They also lined the Siq — a gorge or narrow chasm that leads from the outside desert to the entrance of the old city and one of Petra’s largest monuments, known as the Treasury — with water channels. This system of channels and dams controlled water flow and erosion, and provided irrigation water to the settlement.
Petra’s legendary origins go back a long way, even as far back as Biblical times! The valley in which the city is found is known as Wadi Musa (Moses Valley), because of a legendary connection to the Biblical prophet. It is said that Moses struck the rock at Petra and water miraculously spouted from the ground, providing a drink for the thirsty Israelites.
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico 2:57pm
The stair-like gradations on the spillway are said to be intended to dissipate energy if water ever flows over them... which is unlikely to occur. This dam and spillway are essentially waterless except for unassuming channels and culverts you might not even notice around the huge installation, that divert runoff when it does occur so it ultimately flows into the Rio Grande River.
So, much of the property is devoted to trails and R Creation Recreation, such as a soccer field in one of the dam's recessed basins.
The pyramidal frustum structure features the logo of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority ("AMAFCA"), which owns and maintains Kinney Dam and similar flood diversion installations around 'Burque. The logo's three-cloud styling is derived from ancient Pueblo and Navajo (regional native tribes) symbols for rain.
Albuquerque Mayor Harry Kinney (1974-77 and 1981-1985) played major roles in acquiring for the City the former Elena Gallegos Land Grant acreage where this namesake dam is situated.
Nederland, Flevoland, 28-02-2016; Knardijk gezien naar Wolderwijd, een van de Randmeren.
De dijk vormt de grens tussen Oostelijk en Zuidelijk Flevoland en voorkomt dat bij een dijkdoorbraak de gehele Flevopolder overstroomt.
Knar dike forms the border between Eastern and Southern Flevoland and prevents in case of breach of the outer dikes of the polder, that the entire Flevo polder will be flooded.
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fotowedstrijd nav 2017
"In de buurt van Ruigahuizen"
Natte of droge zomers, water maakt veel verschil. In de zomer van 2017 werd het gebrek aan water gul aangevuld. Het water voor deze grootschalige irrigatie komt uit de sloot, of is grondwater. Het gewas gedijdt er goed bij, maar de natuur komt hier en daar schromelijk tekort. Watermanagement op Nederlandse bodem is een complex verhaal.
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The famous windmills at Kinderdijk in South Holland are a group of 19 authentic windmills built in 1738 and 1740 to keep water out of the low-lying land. It is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The mills are listed as national monuments and the entire area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Print Size 13x19 inches.
Broekmolen near Streefkerk, South-Holland build in 1581 for watermanagement. Type :Wipmolen. Repaired to working order : 2011-2013, from 2013 on fully operational for demonstration purposes.
Still life, no violin.
Ragazze Quartet
Zaterdag 15 oktober.
Programma
Anton Dvořák - Strijkkwartet no.12 in F groot op.96 ‘Amerikaans’
Terry Riley – Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Béla Bartók - Strijkkwartet no.2
Musici
Rosa Arnold – viool
Jeanita Vriens – viool
Annemijn Bergkotte – altviool
Jan Bastiaan Neeven – cello
Bron: Nederlandse gemalen stichting e.v.a.
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Adres: Vliet van Erberveld te Gouda
(genoemd naar de familie Erberveld, een familie van veehouders aan de Voorwillenseweg, die generaties lang gebruikmaakte van deze wetering).
Eigenaar: Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland
Stichtingsjaar: 2015
Functie: Poldergemaal lozend op de Hollandse IJssel
Totaal capaciteit: 54 m³/minuut
Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Subak is the water management (irrigation) system for paddy fields on Bali island, Indonesia which was developed in the 9th century. For the Balinese, irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem. The system consists of five terraced rice fields and water temples covering nearly 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres). The temples are the main focus of this cooperative water management, known as subak. Subak is a traditional ecologically sustainable irrigation system that binds Balinese agrarian society together within the village's Bale Banjar community center and Balinese temples. The water managements is under the authority of the priests in water temples, who practice Tri Hita Karana Philosophy, a self-described relationship between humans, the earth and the gods. Tri Hita Karana draws together the realm of spirit, the human world and nature. The overall subak system exemplifies this philosophical principle. Water temple rituals promote a harmonious relationship between people and their environment through the active engagement of people with ritual concepts that emphasise dependence on the life-sustaining forces of the natural world. Rice is seen as the gift of god, and the subak system is part of temple culture. On July 6, 2012, subak was enlisted as a UNESCO world heritage site. Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy, consist of Supreme Water Temple Pura Ulun Danu Batur and Lake Batur, Subak Landscape of Pakerisan Watershed, Subak Landscape of Catur Angga Baturkaru, and Royal Temple of Taman Ayun has been inscribed upon a World Heritage List of The Conservation concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Inscription on this list confirm the outstanding universal value of cultural or natural property which deserves protection for the benefit of all humanity.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subak_(irrigation)
Exit of a local drain, the graffiti really tied the room together.
It was noted the quality of work as the artist took the time to primer the "canvas",excellent.
Great day exploring sites east of Phoenix on my free day. I spent a good time in the Tonto National Forest and was able to stop at the observation areas to view the Roosevelt Lake Bridge and the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The dam is on the Salt River northeast of Phoenix and forms Theodore Roosevelt Lake. The dam was originally built between 1905 and 1911. Definitely the largest dam I have ever seen. Taken on Friday July 13th, 2018.
During remedial works at the reservoir.
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Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 23-08-2016; Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard. Foto richting rivier de Nieuwe Merwede en Werkendam. De bandijk (winterdijk) is voorzien van doorlaten annex brug, boerderijen zijn op terpen gebouwd. De dijken aan de rivierzijde zijn gedeeltelijk afgegraven waardoor rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater via de Noordwaard en de Biesbosch sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg van de ingrepen is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses havbeen demolished and rebuild on new dwelling mounds.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
aerial view of the Denver Sluices in Norfolk UK - part of the Great Ouse River System. The Denver Sluice Complex is a key part of the management of the Ouse Washes. Aerial image
aerial view of the Denver Sluices in Norfolk UK - part of the Great Ouse River System. The Denver Sluice Complex is a key part of the management of the Ouse Washes. Norfolk UK Aerial image
Eendragtspolder, Rotterdam area, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
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The Eendragtspolder, located between Rotterdam, Zevenhuizen and Rottemeren, is transformed into an area where water storage, nature, recreation and sports are combined. A new major rowing course has been given a prominent place in a water storage area of 300 hectares, giving room for four million m3 of temporarily water storage.
Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 01-04-2016;
Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard.
Foto richting Biesbosch, rivier de Nieuwe Merwede rechtsonder. De bandijk (winterdijk) is voorzien van doorlaten annex brug, boerderijen zijn op terpen gebouwd. De dijken aan de rivierzijde zijn gedeeltelijk afgegraven waardoor rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater via de Noordwaard sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg van de ingrepen is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses will be constructed on new dwelling mounds.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 23-08-2016; Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard. Foto richting rivier de Nieuwe Merwede. De bandijk (winterdijk) is voorzien van doorlaten annex brug, boerderijen zijn op terpen gebouwd. De dijken aan de rivierzijde zijn gedeeltelijk afgegraven waardoor rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater via de Noordwaard en de Biesbosch sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg van de ingrepen is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses havbeen demolished and rebuild on new dwelling mounds.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart