Oldambtmeer (; ) is an artificial
lake
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of more than 800
hectare
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s (ha) in the municipality of
Oldambt in the
Netherlands
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, created by flooding fallow land that had previously been reclaimed.
Blauwestad
Marketing Groningen. Retrieved on 9 May 2014.
References
Bodies of water of Groningen (province)
Oldambt (municipality)
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