Wolderwijd
Use
The lake was created as a buffer between the old land of the Veluwe and the newly created Flevopolder, to ensure that the water level of the Veluwe would not drop. The lake receives water from the neighboring Veluwemeer and several streams and sluices. An additional source is low-phosphate water from the Flevopolder to counter eutrophication.
The Wolderwijd lake is used for commercial fishery, boating, shipping traffic, water management, and sand extraction.
The lake, together with the Nuldernauw, has also been designated as a Ramsar wetland of international importance since 29 August 2000. It was designated as such because it held over 1% of relevant biogeographical populations of two bird species, the swan species Cygnus bewickii (1.6%) and the common pochard (Aythya ferina) (2.1%).
References
- ^ "Wolderwijd" (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "The Annotated Ramsar List: The Netherlands". The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.