Polder

id: polder-207-16262384
title: Polder
text: A polder is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: - Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed - Flood plains separated from the sea or river by a dike - Marshes separated from the surrounding water by a dike and subsequently drained; these are also known as koogs, especially in Germany The ground level in drained marshes subsides over time. All polders will event
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Reclaimed land
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder
date created: 2002-01-29T09:19:05Z
date modified: 2024-09-11T02:55:17Z
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