Gauge Driel boven — current water level and draft

Nederrijn · km 891.17

Measurement—cm

Gauge Driel boven is on the Nederrijn at kilometre 891.17, on the km 891.0–891.7 stretch. The OLR is 683 cm and the fairway depth maintained below it (TuOLR) is 290 cm; after deducting 30 cm of safety margin the official rule of thumb comes out at Driel boven -423. In practice Driel boven -423 is used here. This gauge has one forecast source: the 5-day forecast from Rijkswaterstaat RWsOS (red). Upstream lies IJsselkop (Nederrijn), downstream Driel beneden.

Driel boven

This is in the lock approach channel or the entrance to it. When the weir is open and you sail through there it is deeper

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