Drenthe Postcard: Welcome to Veenkoloniën
The size of the catchment
The catchment area Veenkolonien is 850 km2, Elevation from 1 till 20 meters above sealevel. The veenkolonien is part of a much bigger catchment area of the river Ems. The Pilot area is 160 km2.
The Veenkoloniën is a former high-moor bog area. Between 1500 ac until the early 20th century all the peat has been dug away. The peat was dried into turf and transported by ships to be used as fuel. To be able to dry the area and to transport the turf a detailed network of straight canals was made. This dense network of canals is still present. At the moment the area is a mainly flat and sandy and used for agricultural. Some line-shaped villages are present along some of the bigger canals.
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