River Waal with the Spiewgelwaal on the right seen from the Waal bridge, aerial view Nijmegen

Nijmegen, the Spiegelwaal was constructed as part of the space for the river thinking and is a bypass for the river Waal that provides better flow at high tide and protects the land from flooding because the water no longer rises in the bend in front of Nijmegen. (c) 14 June 2022 Aerophoto-Schiphol | aerial view 308367