Zuiderzee Works Data
| Project | Dike | Length | Start | Closure | Size | Drained |
| Connection of the island of Wieringen to continental Holland | Amsteldiepdijk | 2.5 km | June 29, 1920 | July 31, 1924 | — | — |
| Closure of the Zuyderzee | Afsluitdijk | 32 km | January 1927 | May 23, 1932 | — | — |
| Pilot Polder Andijk | - | 1.9 km | 1926 | Early 1927 | 40 ha | August 27, 1927 |
| Wieringermeer Polder | - | 18 km | 1927 | July 27, 1929 | 20 000 ha | August 31, 1930 |
| Noordoostpolder | - | 55 km | 1936 | December 13, 1940 | 48 000 ha | September 9, 1942 |
| Eastern Flevoland Polder | - | 90 km | Early 1950 | September 13, 1956 | 54 000 ha | June 29, 1957 |
| Southern Flevoland Polder | - | 70 km | Early 1959 | October 25, 1967 | 43 000 ha | May 29, 1968 |
| Markerwaard Polder | Houtribdijk | 28 km | 1963 | 4 September 1975 | (41 000 ha) | never done |
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