Musée Het Utrechts Archief - The Utrecht Archives

From Amerongen to Schoonhoven

Lekdijk Above the Dam with the Rijndam from 1122

1122: A dam in the Rhine and a riot in Utrecht

Charter establishing rights and priviliges for Utrecht and Muiden

Charter in which Emperor Henry V sets the rates for the Utrecht toll

Emperor Henry V and the English princess Mathilda

The Utrecht city limits according to the 1539 boundary definition

Seals of Bishop Godebald

Holy Roman Emperor Henry V speaks

Bishop Godebald speaks

A merchant from Utrecht speaks

The Dike Army

Table calculating the Lekdijks money

The Lekdijk near the Beusichemse veer

Regulations for the dike army

Instruction for the dike watchmen

Instruction for the chiefs of the dike army

Sample roll of the dike watchmen from Bunnik

The local courts that contribute to the Lekdijk Bovendams

Leather bracelets for dike watchmen

Lantern of the dike army

Lekdijk at Wijk bij Duurstede during high water

Sandbag from the dike army

2022: Work on the dike continues

Bird's eye view of the Lekdijk near the Gravenbol recreation area

Note of starting points for dike reinforcements

Section of the Lekdijk near the Amerongse Bovenpolder

Signing of the cooperation agreement for the dike reinforcement

Partnership agreement for reinforcing the dike

Water board member Els Otterman speaks

Deputy for the province of Utrecht Mirjam Sterk speaks

1285: A dam in the Hollandsche IJssel

Van der Ysele

The IJsseldam

The Nieuwe Vaart canal near Vreeswijk

Charter in which city rights are granted to 't Gein

Tariffs for the bishop's toll on the Nieuwevaart

The Vaartsche Rijn near Hoograven

Map of the Lek, the Vaartsche Rijn and the IJssel

1323: Dijkbrieven and Dike Duties

Dijkbrief of the ‘Lekdijk Below the dam’ high water authority

The 1323 wheel near the IJssel dam.

Commemorative charter from the Lekdijk Bovendams Water Board

Draft for the dijkbrief Lekdijk Benedendams and offcial dijkbrief Lekdijk Bovendams

1547: The course of the Lek is changed

Design for the new lock gate, 1561-1562

The Old Lock in the Vaartsche Rijn in Vreeswijk

The city of Vianen with the river Lek and the lock in the Nieuwevaart at Vreeswijk

Map of the river Lek from Krimpen to the Hagesteinsche Schoor

The lock at Vreeswijk during the battle on 23 June 1585

Fortifications around the village of Vreeswijk

1624: Breach in the Lekdijk

Repair of the Lekdijk near 't Waal

Construction of a fingerling after the breach of the Lekdijk

Extent of the flood after the breach of the Lekdijk near Tull en 't Waal in 1624

Bond issued for the purpose of dike repair

Dike horn of the Water Board of the Lekdijk Bovendams

1640: Utrecht dreams of a seaport

Expansion plan by Everard Meyster

Etching of dredging mills

Design for the construction of the Eem Canal

Mockeries of the plans for a canal from Utrecht to the Eem

Pamphlet accompanying the map with design for the Eem Canal

Canal to the Zuiderzee according to the design of the Commerciecompagnie

1855: Flood in Veenendaal

The people of Veenendaal are offered shelter in the Geertekerk

Sketch of the Geertekerk and the Veenendalers

Interiors of the Geertekerk in Utrecht

Poems, brochures and sermons on the victims of the flood in Veenendaal

Breach of the Grebbedijk along the Nederrijn

View of Veenendaal after the flood from top of the Klomp

1881: Barwoutswaarder, from wind to steam

Work on the lock gates and bridge at the Barwoutswaarder pumping station

Design for the erection of the Barwoutswaarder steam pumping station

Sketch of the combined polders of Barwoutswaarder

Foundation of the old mill, found at pumping station Barwoutswaarder

Tender for removing the old windmill and building a steam pumping station

Molenvliet pumping station in Barwoutswaarder near Woerden

Utrecht Cathedral Chapter ratifies the agreement to place a water molen

1892: Opening of the Merwede Canal

Plans for a new connection between Amsterdam and the Rhine

School plate of the Merwedekanaal

Tracé of the designed Merwedekanaal near the junction with the Vaartsche Rijn

Excavation work for the construction of the canal

Ground culvert under the canal on Proostwetering

Work in progress for the construction of a second lock in the Merwedekanaal

Testing the railway bridge over the Merwedekanaal

Excavation work for the new lock and Merwedekanaal

1916: The Zuiderzee strikes a final blow

Wilhelmina Aartje Vedder

The dike failure in Eemnes

Flooding of the Eem near Amersfoort

Map of the area flooded by the 1916 storm surge

Fishing boats on the quay after the storm in Spakenburg

The closing off and partial reclamation of the Zuiderzee

Evacuation of two cows at a farm during the floods

The flooded areas in Utrecht and Holland after the storm surge of 1916

1995: A near miss

Room for the River

Evacuees from the Rivierengebied, housed in the Veemarkthallen in Utrecht

Cattle from the Rivierengebied, housed in the Veemarkthallen in Utrecht

NOS News about the evacuation of 250,000 people due to flooding

Farmer from Everdingen indicates the height of the water on his barn

Registering evacuated residents from Tieler- and Bommelerwaard in the Jaarbeurs

Extreme high water near Amerongen