Editing Koog (section)

== Riparian ''köge'' ==
As well land reclaimed from the sea, a ''koog'' may also refer to land reclaimed alongside rivers. These are usually wet areas that are now used for agriculture. This entails creating a completely new ecosystem from a river meadow or a [[carr (landform)|carr]]. Often its name will recall its original situation, for example, the [[Oderbruch]].

On the [[Rhine]], [[Elbe]] and [[Oder]] rivers these areas are also used for [[flood protection]]. Once the flooding has subsided, water is pumped out again and the land can be used for farming until the next flood.

Until the 1950s, ''köge'' were mainly created to reclaim land for farming; since then [[Coastal management|coastal defence]] has been the main aim.