Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The correction of the waters of the Swiss Jura consisted in a wide series of hydrological undertakings carried out in Switzerland in the region of the three lakes: Lake Morat connected to Lake Neuchâtel by the Broye canal, the latter connected to Lake of Bienne by the Thielle canal, an area so called the "Seeland”.These projects included the operations of cleaning, sanitation and diversion of rivers. The main works took place in three distinct phases during the 19th and 20th centuries.The correction has helped regulate the hydrology. It limits the risk of flooding, particularly in the areas covered by the Aare River. It has also added vast areas of valuable agricultural land in the drying out and subsequent sanitization and improvement of the swamps, which were lying between these three lakes, Many rivers have been corrected in Switzerland: e.g. the Rhône, has undergone several adjustments since the 19th century until today.But the undertaking in the Swiss Seeland is still as of today the largest hydrological development in Switzerland.At the foot of the Jura Mountains the region of the three lakes (Swiss Seeland) is part of the watershed of the Rhine River. Each river of the region that flows into the Aare River is a tributary of the Rhine.Before the Works started in 1868, the Aare River did merge into Lake of Bienne, but was dividing itself into several branches as from the city of Aarberg, to join the River Thielle, an emissary of the lake of Bienne, near Büren an der Aare. Depending on weather and water conditions, the alluvial deposits and debris carried by the current would form dams on the course of the Aare River, resulting in rising waters upstream and unavoidable flooding, affecting the economical health of the whole area.The area affected by the correction extends for about 100 km between La Sarraz and Luterbach, currently impacting the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Solothurn, Bern and Jura.. }
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- Jura_water_correction abstract "The correction of the waters of the Swiss Jura consisted in a wide series of hydrological undertakings carried out in Switzerland in the region of the three lakes: Lake Morat connected to Lake Neuchâtel by the Broye canal, the latter connected to Lake of Bienne by the Thielle canal, an area so called the "Seeland”.These projects included the operations of cleaning, sanitation and diversion of rivers. The main works took place in three distinct phases during the 19th and 20th centuries.The correction has helped regulate the hydrology. It limits the risk of flooding, particularly in the areas covered by the Aare River. It has also added vast areas of valuable agricultural land in the drying out and subsequent sanitization and improvement of the swamps, which were lying between these three lakes, Many rivers have been corrected in Switzerland: e.g. the Rhône, has undergone several adjustments since the 19th century until today.But the undertaking in the Swiss Seeland is still as of today the largest hydrological development in Switzerland.At the foot of the Jura Mountains the region of the three lakes (Swiss Seeland) is part of the watershed of the Rhine River. Each river of the region that flows into the Aare River is a tributary of the Rhine.Before the Works started in 1868, the Aare River did merge into Lake of Bienne, but was dividing itself into several branches as from the city of Aarberg, to join the River Thielle, an emissary of the lake of Bienne, near Büren an der Aare. Depending on weather and water conditions, the alluvial deposits and debris carried by the current would form dams on the course of the Aare River, resulting in rising waters upstream and unavoidable flooding, affecting the economical health of the whole area.The area affected by the correction extends for about 100 km between La Sarraz and Luterbach, currently impacting the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Solothurn, Bern and Jura.".