Long Dryness: Level, Kaub, Driving Ban: What Is Important for Low Water
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Instead of two meters only eleven centimetres – Kaub fights with the low water. And the level levels of the Rhine continue to sink. Visit a place where the catastrophic drought has become a tourist magnet.
The prolonged drought in the Netherlands is beginning to take on 'historic' proportions, writes Rijkswaterstaat in its weekly Drought Monitor. The Drought Monitor serves as an important starting point for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and other administrative bodies to take measures against the consequences of drought. Although there have been several periods of drought and low water over the past hundred years, Rijkswate…
The current situation is “very unusual”; not only is historically little water flowing through the Rhine and is water discharge through the Meuse low, but groundwater levels are also “low to extremely low” in most places, and the level of the IJsselmeer is falling. This will likely remain the case for the coming weeks.
What does a level show? Why is the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Kaub so often called? And when is shipping stopped? An overview of important facts about the low water in the Rhine.
Here you will find information on the topic "Shiping restrictions". Read now "Low water: ferry Kaub temporarily ceases operation".
Will shipping be halted? According to the German Economic Institute, low water levels on the Rhine mean that production cuts will soon be unavoidable. Key facts about the low water levels.
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