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{{Short description|Series of construction projects in the Netherlands}}
{{Distinguish|Delta Work}}

{{Delta Plan}}

The '''Delta Works''' ({{langx|nl|Deltawerken}}) is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the [[Netherlands]] to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and 1997, the works consist of [[dam]]s, [[sluice]]s, [[Lock (water transport)|locks]], [[Levee|dykes]], [[levee]]s, and [[floodgate|storm surge barrier]]s located in the [[provinces of the Netherlands|provinces]] of [[South Holland]] and [[Zeeland]].

The aim of the dams, sluices, and storm surge barriers was to shorten the Dutch coastline, thus reducing the number of dikes that had to be raised. Along with the [[Zuiderzee Works]], the Delta Works have been declared one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Modern World]] by the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]].