Since 1991, the barrier plant Leysiel with Siel and lock forms the final construction of the dyke nose "Leyhoern", the core of the coastal protection measure Leybucht. The 30 meter wide Siel supports the drainage function of the plants in Greetsiel and Leybuchtsiel. The inland lake of 200 hectares of storage lake serves both to absorb the water draining through the river Siele and as storage space when inland water is pumped in via pumping stations in case of several-day storm tides
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