Gauge Wesel — current water level and draft

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Gauge Wesel is on the Rhine at kilometre 814, on the km 794–837 stretch. The GlW is 174 cm and the fairway depth maintained below it (TuGlW) is 280 cm; after deducting 30 cm of safety margin the official rule of thumb comes out at Wesel +76. In practice Wesel +80 is used here, +4 cm against the official rule. At high water Marke I is at 870 cm and Marke II — above which the waterway closes — at 1060 cm. This gauge has one forecast source: the 2-day forecast from the Hochwasserzentrale Rheinland-Pfalz (red). Upstream lies Duisburg-Ruhrort, downstream Emmerich.