canalised and extended. The part from Oude Pekela to Stadskanaal was renamed Pekelderdiep [nl]. From 1599 until 1810, the area through which the river flowed,
part of the river from Oude Pekela to Stadskanaal was later renamed Pekelderdiep [nl]. Nieuwe Pekela was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged
linear settlement along the river which has been canalised and renamed Pekelderdiep [nl]. In 1635, it became part of the Groninger Peat Colonies [nl], and