through the Boschveld, a low area seasonally flooded by the Bokhovensche Overlaat (Bokhoven overflow), an overflow in the dyke near Bokhoven. From there...

intentionally lowered segment in Dutch riparian levees, like the Beerse Overlaat in the left levee of the Meuse between the villages of Gassel and Linden...

was regularly flooded by the overflows in the Meuse dykes. An overflow (overlaat) is a stretch of dyke that is intentionally left lower than other sections...

the new plan blocked drainage of the Beerse Maas to the Baardwijksche Overlaat, and that the Hedikhuizen plan did not. This way they thought they paid...