Mon 18 Dec 2023 03.52 EST Last modified on Mon 18 Dec 2023 23.16 EST. Water levels on the Rhine were critically high last week, after heavy rain across the catchment area and the snow melt that. Greetings from the Rhine valley. Here is the thread for 2023 for everything related to the water levels of the Rhine and bits of information on the river. Through the year we will look at the river's levels and what else may be happening that could be of interest to river cruisers.
Rhine River Water Level Snippet Finance
10-day forecasts of Rhine water levels at Kaub, Cologne and Duisburg. Weather information for the Swiss Alps and the Middle Rhine. The shallowest part of the Rhine is the scenic UNESCO-listed Middle Rhine Valley.There is a water level measuring station at Kaub that constantly monitors water levels on this stretch of the river. Heavy rain has raised water on the river Rhine in Germany to levels allowing cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, data from German inland waterways agency WSA said on Wednesday.. May 23, 2023. A Dutch-made special tanker, built by shipping company Stolt Tankers, able to pass on the Rhine river even at low water levels which occur increasingly often due to global warming, sails past Bad.
Real Time Rhine Water Level Forecasts
Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remain closed to shipping on Monday after a rise in water levels following recent heavy rain, navigation authorities said on Monday.. 2023 6:58 AM UTC. The measured water-level at Kaub, a key chokepoint, stood at 1.43 meters on Friday afternoon, government data show. It's forecast to slump 16 centimeters more by early Tuesday morning. Figure 1: Historic water levels at Rhine River Kaub gauge from 2013 - 2023. Last year, Rhine River water levels caused major disruptions to shipping, manufacturing , and energy (lack of cooling for energy operations) along the river, exacerbated by Germany's lack of rainfall. by Dori Saltzman / July 11, 2023. Scenic Crystal on the Rhine River. Credit: Elliot Gillies . Low water levels on the Rhine River, particularly in Germany, are so far having a minimal impact on.
River Rhine high water levels threaten closure to barges on Friday ICIS
The level of the Rhine is currently rising. At midday on Thursday, 14 December 2023, it reached 6.36 meters in Bonn. According to the forecast of the Rhineland-Palatinate Flood Forecasting Service, the level in Bonn is expected to exceed seven meters on the night of Saturday, 16 December 2023. Engineers have come up with a solution to ever-lower Rhine water levels.. 2023 at 12:17 a.m. EDT. Share. is ever-lower water levels on the Rhine, a river of huge importance for European.
Water levels at that point are forecast to drop through July 1. Barges hauling fuel from the Rotterdam area beyond Kaub can currently carry just over 1,200 tons of fuel, according to Riverlake. That comes as the measured water level at the river's Kaub chokepoint near Frankfurt fell to 67 centimeters (26 inches), the shallowest for the time of year since 2018.
Rhine River Water Level at Kaub Set to Rise Even Higher After Weekend Surge Bloomberg
The low water levels are adding to Europe's energy crisis, sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Barge rates to ship fuel from Rotterdam to Basel, Switzerland, are near an all-time high.The closure of the Rhine could disrupt 400,000 barrels a day of oil-product trade.. The Impact of Climate Change A Dutch-made special tanker, built by shipping company Stolt Tankers, able to pass on the Rhine river even at low water levels which occur increasingly often due to global warming, sails past Bad.
