Caption

Marl-Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Flooding on the Lippe, river in the Ruhr area, in Haltern-Lippramsdorf and Marl, HaLiMa for short, the flood protection dykes were renewed over a length of 5.6 kilometres. The existing dykes on the north and south banks of the Lippe were replaced by new, relocated dykes. A floodplain area of around 60 hectares was created. The fields, the farmers' agricultural land next to the watercourse are flooded and serve as retention areas and floodplains for flood protection. The Marl Chemical Park in the background, Europe

Date

Jan 07, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK24F46_141

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59,8Mb (5,9Mb) / 17,6in x 13,2in / 5280 x 3956 (300dpi)

Keywords

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