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[[File:Benthemplein terrain basket gestion eau.jpg|thumb|Rotterdam's Benthemplein Square. Basketball court used for water management in the city (fills up in case of risk of flooding).]]
[[File:Benthemplein terrain basket gestion eau.jpg|thumb|Rotterdam's Benthemplein Square. Basketball court used for water management in the city (fills up in case of risk of flooding).]]
[[File:Benthemplein terrain skate gestion eau.jpg|thumb|Playground used for water management in the city: it fills up when there is a risk of flooding and the water is pumped into the river to be evacuated. Rotterdam]]
A waterplein (water square) is a landscape structure designed to flood and provide temporary detention of surface stormwater in an highly urbanized context.
A waterplein (water square) is a landscape structure designed to flood and provide temporary detention of surface stormwater in an highly urbanized context.
They are similar in function to a concrete or paved [[dry pond]].
They are similar in function to a concrete or paved [[detention basin]].
They have been designed and constructed in several large cities of the Netherlands including:
They have been designed and constructed in several large cities of the Netherlands including:
*Rotterdam - [https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/benthemplein/ Benthemplein]
*Rotterdam - [https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/benthemplein/ Benthemplein]
*Tiel - [https://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/20463-de-urbanisten-realises-second-iconic-water-square-in-tiel-the-netherlands.html Tiel 'snake' water square]
*Tiel - [https://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/20463-de-urbanisten-realises-second-iconic-water-square-in-tiel-the-netherlands.html Tiel 'snake' water square]
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==See also==
==See also==
Visit this dutch site to see how they manage both frequent and infrequent events by having infiltration crates beneath a floodable landscape.
https://www.rainproof.nl/toolbox/maatregelen/waterpleinen
https://www.rainproof.nl/toolbox/maatregelen/waterpleinen