The
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency published in 2010 a map of surface water bodies in the Netherlands. It distinguishes over 20 different types. There are water bodies with salty, brackish and sweet water; natural and artificial lakes by size, peat puddles and fens. The combined surface of the lakes larger than 50 hectares is 2,500 square kilometers. A comprehensive list of past and present lakes in the Netherlands is not available, selected lists are.
Groups of lakes
There are several groups of lakes or lake systems that are frequently described as a whole. Examples are:
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Frisian Lakes, a group of 24 lakes in the province of
Friesland
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Borderling lakes, a body of water surrounding the
Flevopolder often divided in ten parts or lakes
Lakes
The following is a list of
lakes of the
Netherlands.
Ancient lakes
The waterscape of the Netherlands is in continuous change. The following is a list of historical lakes in the Netherlands:
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Haarlemmermeer
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Lake Almere
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Lake Flevo
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Purmer
Purmer is a polder and reclaimed lake in the Netherlands province of North Holland, located between the towns of Purmerend and Edam-Volendam. It is also a village located in the municipalities of Waterland and Edam-Volendam.
Purmer polder
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References
{{Europe topic, List of lakes of
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Netherlands
Lakes
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...