Haringvliet

The Haringvliet is a big inlet of the North Sea, inside the province of South Holland within the Netherlands. It is an crucial estuary of the Rhine-Meuse delta.Near Numansdorp, the Hollands Diep splits into the Haringvliet and the Volkerak estuaries. It is closed off close to Goedereede from the North Sea by using the Haringvlietdam, which presents a avenue connection between the island of Voorne to the north and the island of Goeree-Overflakkee to the south. The dam with its sluices became built as a part of the Delta Works sea barrier safety works.

The Haringvliet became fashioned as a result of the vast flooding event of 1216, which breached the dunes of Voorne and created a deep saltwater inlet. During a 2d flooding occasion, the St. Elizabeth floods of 1421, this inlet connected to the Merwede and became an critical estuary of the Rhine and Meuse rivers. It used to be ecologically rich, and its brackish waters, fed by using both rivers and sea, supported a healthy population of seals. It additionally provided an access factor for migrating fish like salmon and sturgeon.