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Entrance to De Kloosterwiel

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Entrance to De Kloosterwiel

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Entrance to De Kloosterwiel

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Location: Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands

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1. Waal River at Hurwenen – View of the old water tower loop from Vergt

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2. High Water Statue Zaltbommel – Waalkade City Gate loop from Binnenstad

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3. Old Water Tower, Zaltbommel – Huis Neerijnen loop from Spellewaard

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Rogier Van Bunnik 🇳🇱

July 24, 2022

The Kloosterwiel was created when the Waal broke through a levee. This happened before there were dikes in the Bommelerwaard. Such a levee breach is called a crevasse and forms in an elongated, shallow pool of water. This is still clearly visible at the Kloosterwiel. The Kloosterwiel probably arose in the tenth century, at least before the dikes that were built in the Bommelerwaard between the tenth and eleventh centuries. The wheel was previously called St. Peter's Wheel.

To counteract the strong seepage from the wheel to the environment, a seepage dam was placed around the entire wheel in the past. The western seepage dam was more to the west. The seepage may have been so strong that an additional seepage dam was constructed. It can therefore be quite wet here. The water level of the wheel rises and falls with the river, the influence of the Waal is clearly felt here. The footpaths are now partly over these higher and drier seepage dams.

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Location: Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Entrance to De Kloosterwiel

1. Waal River at Hurwenen – View of the old water tower loop from Vergt

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