The Veerse Meer is a lagoon in the southwest Netherlands in the province of Zeeland. The Veerse Meer was created as a flood control measure to regulate water levels in the surrounding polders, acting as a drainage basin for the surrounding polders until its excess waters can be discharged into the Eastern Scheldt. Its level are lowered in the winter to help dr…The Veerse Meer is a lagoon in the southwest Netherlands in the province of Zeeland. The Veerse Meer was created as a flood control measure to regulate water levels in the surrounding polders, acting as a drainage basin for the surrounding polders until its excess waters can be discharged into the Eastern Scheldt. Its level are lowered in the winter to help drain the polders and maintained at a higher level in the summer for recreation.