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Planned measures in Hördter Rheinaue area:
  • Reinforcement of the existing dyke
  • Construction of a new main dyke at some distance from the river Rhine
  • Construction of two new pumping stations and reinforcement of two existing ones
  • In case of polder operation mobile systems for pumping will be used too
  • Construction of three apertures in the existing dyke to allow ecological flooding
  • Construction of three spillways in the existing dyke to allow the inflow of water in case of operation

 
 
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The Hördt floodplain reserve retention area is part of the differentiated system of flood protection in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.
 
 
 
 
The Hördter Rheinaue case is situated in the Upper Rhine valley in southwest Germany. It encompasses part of the Rhine’s sub-recent floodplain on the left bank of the river.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
last update: Wednesday, 15 February 2012