Inundation sluice in South Beemster ring dyke
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1461 EB Zuidoostbeemster Plan your route to Inundation sluice in Zuidelijke Beemsterringdijk
1461 EB Zuidoostbeemster Plan your route to Inundation sluice in Zuidelijke Beemsterringdijk
The Inundation Lock is part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam and was constructed by the Department of War between 1890 and 1891.
The sluice formed the main point in the water control of the Beemster polder and was built for the purpose of "flooding the Beemster polder". It consisted of a sluice section in the dyke body and then a bowl section in the upper Beemster polder. Water from the North Holland Canal was let into the polder via this bowl. When the polder was flooded in 1940, it was done via this lock. After its military function ceased, the lock fell into disuse. The openings on the canal side were sealed with concrete and the sluiceways and discharge bed with earth.