Flood plain excavation at Doorwerthsche Waarden
Current situation summer quay
The banks are being lowered and the summer quay is being relocated in the Doorwerthsche Waarden (flood plains), to create more space for the river Nederrijn during high water, as a result.
storage
summer quay
stone factory
high water
trees stone factory
high water
Nederrijn
Nederrijn
RENKUM
N W
New situation
DOORWERTH
E S
N2 2 5
Relocation of storage ground to the west side of the stone factory site.
Key to map: Planting of trees on the west and east sides of the stone factory site.
planning area ‘text’
modified / new situation existing objects
summer quay
new, modified or replaced objects
Ne
de
rrij
new quay/dyke motorway
Castle Doorwerth
Doorwerthsche Waarden (flood plains) stone factory
jetty for passers-by
lateral moraine
Relocating summer quay. storage
n
trees stone factory
HETEREN
(provincial) road
summer quay ELDEN
A50
Nederrijn
bank
Planning Effect 1 2 3 4
Project decision Preparation phase Start of work Delivering water safety
Lowering the bank.
3 cm drop in water level during high water. Scale:
1 2010
www.roomfortheriver.nl
2 2011
2012
3
4
0
600 m
2013 Jan 2015 / 21