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Delmetalsperre Flood Retention Basin

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    Location: Ganderkesee, Landkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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    November 11, 2021

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    To protect the city of Delmenhorst from flooding by the Delme, as was last done in October 1998, a flood retention basin was built near Schlutter (municipality of Ganderkesee) on …
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    August 24, 2021

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    November 22, 2020

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    Many of us can still remember that - on November 30, 1998, parts of Delmenhorst were under water. Statistically speaking, this can only be expected every 100 years. For the next flood (approx. 2098), Delmenhorst is now well prepared thanks to the Delmetalsperre that was created in 2014 :) In November 2015, a test jam was actually initiated for test purposes.

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    1. Stork Nest at Delmetalsperre – Goose Shelter of Ganderkesee loop from Brendel/Adelheide

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