Water squares

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Rotterdam's Benthemplein Square. Basketball court used for water management in the city (fills up in case of risk of flooding).
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.

They are similar in function to a concrete or paved dry pond.

They have been designed and constructed in several large cities of the Netherlands including:

See also[edit]

https://www.rainproof.nl/toolbox/maatregelen/waterpleinen