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Back to Ramspol storm surge barrier: how the inflatable dam near Kampen enters the storm season
Sources for the editorially reviewed text. Occasion: on 21 September 2026, Rijkswaterstaat announced that it will close the Ramspol storm surge barrier on 6 October as a test ahead of the storm season (https://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/nieuws/archief/2026/09/rijkswaterstaat-test-stormvloedkering-ramspol-voor-stormseizoen).
Sources
- Rijkswaterstaat – Rijkswaterstaat tests Ramspol storm surge barrier (accessed 2026-09-24)
- Rijkswaterstaat – Ramspol storm surge barrier (accessed 2026-09-24)
- Rijkswaterstaat – Ramspol storm surge barrier ready for the storm (accessed 2026-09-24)
- Waterschap Limburg – Maintenance on the inflatable dam in the Roer in Roermond | Waterschap Limburg (accessed 2026-09-24)
- Wikipedia – Balgstuw bij Ramspol (Ramspol inflatable dam) - Wikipedia (accessed 2026-09-24)
Images
Fields of bulrushes in the Zwarte Meer under a clear blue sky, March 2012. In a storm, the Ramspol storm surge barrier closes this lake off from the Ketelmeer.
Gouwenaar · CC0 · Original source
The Hoog Bat, the weir between the Roer and the Hambeek in Roermond, on a hand-coloured picture postcard from the early twentieth century. The current inflatable dam on the Roer still bears that name: Hoge Bat.
La Rivière & Voorhoeve · Public domain · Original source
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The Ramspol storm surge barrier in May 2012, with the curved, metal-clad structures of the barrier in and along the water among reeds and banks.
Pa3ems · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original source
Validity
- Valid until 5 October 2026: the piece announces the test closure of 6 October 2026; after that date the closure has taken place and the text must be updated.
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Edition 2026-09-24