Dikes are structures built near coastlines and rivers to prevent flooding of surrounding areas. They confine river flows, maintaining shipping routes while allowing faster water movement. Dikes are typically located alongside coastlines like the Wadden Sea, often connected to sluices, and serve similar flood-prevention functions as dams but are built closer to coasts. Dikes along rivers like the Po River and in the Wadden Sea control flooding through their placement.

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● What are dikes used for?
The main purpose of dikes are to prevent flooding of the countryside
and to slow natural course changes in a waterway to provide reliable
shipping lanes for maritime commerce over time; they also confine
the flow of the river, resulting in higher and faster water flow.

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● Where are dikes usually
located? They are ususally
located near coast lines and
they are very common to
encounter when traveling
alongside the Wadden Sea.
They also tend to be connected
to the sluices around there.

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● Dikes and dams comparison:
Dikes sort of serves the same purpose like the dams; they both
ensure that the water doesn't flood the land. Unlike dams, dikes are
typically built very close to the coast line.

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● Wadden Sea dikes and Po River dikes comparisons:
The Po River is subject to heavy flooding. Over half its length is
controlled with argini, or dikes. The slope dove the valley decreases
from 0.35% in the west to 0.14% in the east.

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● Sheep are common to encounter on dikes

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By Marc, Lorenzo P., Lorenzo M., Federico and Gianmaria