The Veerse Gatdam is the third structure constructed as part of the Delta Works water management system.

The barrier was partly built as a with asphalt coated dike on the Plaat van Onrust, a former sandbar.

[3] By building the Veerse Gatdam, the town of Veere was no longer connected with the open sea.

The fishing fleet of Veere had to be relocated before the completion of the barrier to the nearby village of Colijnsplaat.

[4] The closing of the Veerse Gat was adapted into a film, Deltafase 1, by Bert Haanstra.