The layer of snow, which fell during the cold night, has remained on the jetty. A snow shower can be seen on the horizon, as can the row of trees beside the lake. Together with the colours of the rising sun and the still water, a lovely winter scene is created.
Dirkshorn Lake is a pond created during the construction of the new Provincial Road 245 between Alkmaar and Schagen. The lake lies east of Dirkshorn and is separated from it by the N245. During the construction of the provincial road in the 1970s, the sand needed for the new road was extracted from the place where the lake was created.
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