KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025
VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine
… restrictions clearly indicate a trend that has been increasing significantly since 1997. VE-I-2: Low-water restrictions to shipping on the Rhine Source: … and latterly especially in 2018. For the Lower Rhine, the time series starting in 1997 shows a significant increase in low-water restrictions. The risk analysis … restrictions clearly indicate a trend that has been increasing significantly since 1997. … In meteorological and hydrological terms, 2018 was an extraordinary year …