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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 detention basin.
They have been designed and constructed in several large cities of the Netherlands including:
- Rotterdam - Benthemplein
- Tiel - Tiel 'snake' water square
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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