Keent, In 1934 the river Maas was straightened, the old bend was cut off the river and was turned into meadowland. in 2004 Dutch Environmental agency (Rijkswaterstaat) connected it again with the Maas with a overflow dam to use it as water storage area when the water levels in the river are to high..© 15 mei 2017 Marco van Middelkoop/Aerophoto-Schiphol.