Talk:Markermeer

IJmeer & Markermeer
Where does the IJmeer end and the Markermeer begin? I've always wondered why they are considered two seperate bodies of water. Did the IJmeer exist before the IJsselmeer and then Markermeer were damned in? --Criticalthinker (talk) 10:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Good question, though I must admit I have no idea. BabyNuke (talk) 10:39, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey, can someone from the Netherlands, here, make an English-langugage page for the IJmeer? --Criticalthinker (talk) 03:52, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * They are divided by the Houtribdijk. Coemgenus 14:52, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
 * As far as I can make out, the IJmeer was the estuary of the IJ into the Zuidersee. Basically the waterways in that area were a complete mess with little distinction between dry land, wet land and actual water. Things are different now with defined, built banks and dredged channels. When the Afsluitdijk was built it didn't change the extent of the IJmeer nor did building the Houtribdijk. If the Markermeer had been drained, then a part of the border canals would have represented the remnant of the IJmeer. However the Markerwaard was not finished leaving the IJmeer as an ill defined South-West area of the Markenmeer. I haven't found any definitive documents but I hope this helps. If I find citable documents then I'll add a note in the article.OrewaTel (talk) 11:08, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Markermeer in North-Holland?
It's rather odd that this page includes a map of North Holland since most the Markermeer belongs to the provincie of Flevoland. 82.148.195.199 (talk) 10:16, 8 March 2021 (UTC)