Kardingermaar
Encyclopedia
The Kardingermaar is a maar
(waterway) in the province of Groningen
. It is, for the most part, the border between de gemeenten
Bedum
en Ten Boer
.
It once formed the most important drainage
of the Vierendeel, the eastern part of the Innersdijken which transported its water to the North, to the Winsumerdiep at Onderdendam. On the eastside there was a portage
, named the Rollen which served as a shipping link with the Damsterdiep canal.
The water is named after the Kardingereed. The area west of the village of Sint-Annen.
After a major reconstruction, performed during the mid-seventies of the twentieth century, the drainage
was drastically improved. The region of the Vierendeel is combined with the area south of Bedum
and now drains off through the Harm Westerskanaal and the pumping station
Casper Hommes on the Boterdiep just north of Zuidwolde.
At the moment only the part between the railway-route Bedum - Stedum (there is a culvert
here) and the Harm Westerskanaal is called the Kardingermaar.
The other parts all have different drain directions, and thus are considered separate waterways.
They all have gotten their original, local names (back):
The part between the Damsterdiep and the Noordermolen is now called the Borgsloot boven de Rollen. The part from the Noordermolen to the Langelandstermolen is now called Abbemaar. The part after that, through the village of Thesinge is called the Thesingermaar and the part to the east of Thesinge is now called Geweide.
The non-drained part, north of the railway tracks is now named the Kardinger Buitenmaar (formerly known as Buitenmaar) and Kromme Kardingermaar (formerly known as Krommaar).
Ditch
A ditch is usually defined as a small to moderate depression created to channel water.In Anglo-Saxon, the word dïc already existed and was pronounced 'deek' in northern England and 'deetch' in the south. The origins of the word lie in digging a trench and forming the upcast soil into a bank...
(waterway) in the province of Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
. It is, for the most part, the border between de gemeenten
Municipalities of the Netherlands
|All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities , together 418 , excl. the 3 "special municipalities" of the Caribbean Netherlands.Among the municipalities we can distinguish:...
Bedum
Bedum
Bedum is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Populated by around 10,000 inhabitants, Bedum is one of the larger of Groningen's several satellite towns....
en Ten Boer
Ten Boer
- Population centres :Garmerwolde, Lellens, Sint Annen, Ten Post, Thesinge, Winneweer, Wittewierum and Woltersum.-External links:*...
.
It once formed the most important drainage
Drainage
Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from an area. Many agricultural soils need drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.-Early history:...
of the Vierendeel, the eastern part of the Innersdijken which transported its water to the North, to the Winsumerdiep at Onderdendam. On the eastside there was a portage
Portage
Portage or portaging refers to the practice of carrying watercraft or cargo over land to avoid river obstacles, or between two bodies of water. A place where this carrying occurs is also called a portage; a person doing the carrying is called a porter.The English word portage is derived from the...
, named the Rollen which served as a shipping link with the Damsterdiep canal.
The water is named after the Kardingereed. The area west of the village of Sint-Annen.
After a major reconstruction, performed during the mid-seventies of the twentieth century, the drainage
Drainage
Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from an area. Many agricultural soils need drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.-Early history:...
was drastically improved. The region of the Vierendeel is combined with the area south of Bedum
Bedum
Bedum is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Populated by around 10,000 inhabitants, Bedum is one of the larger of Groningen's several satellite towns....
and now drains off through the Harm Westerskanaal and the pumping station
Pumping station
Pumping stations are facilities including pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are used for a variety of infrastructure systems, such as the supply of water to canals, the drainage of low-lying land, and the removal of sewage to processing sites.A pumping station...
Casper Hommes on the Boterdiep just north of Zuidwolde.
At the moment only the part between the railway-route Bedum - Stedum (there is a culvert
Culvert
A culvert is a device used to channel water. It may be used to allow water to pass underneath a road, railway, or embankment. Culverts can be made of many different materials; steel, polyvinyl chloride and concrete are the most common...
here) and the Harm Westerskanaal is called the Kardingermaar.
The other parts all have different drain directions, and thus are considered separate waterways.
They all have gotten their original, local names (back):
The part between the Damsterdiep and the Noordermolen is now called the Borgsloot boven de Rollen. The part from the Noordermolen to the Langelandstermolen is now called Abbemaar. The part after that, through the village of Thesinge is called the Thesingermaar and the part to the east of Thesinge is now called Geweide.
The non-drained part, north of the railway tracks is now named the Kardinger Buitenmaar (formerly known as Buitenmaar) and Kromme Kardingermaar (formerly known as Krommaar).