Rhine water levels 2024 and similar topics

[Izengolf]

Yes, the 10 day Rhine and Moselle cruise return to from Frankfurt that the River Queen did in 2023 and SS Victoria did in 2024 will be the 15 day Basel to Brussels in 2025 on the SS Victoria. 

[notamermaid]

A pity for those who prefer to go on a 8 to 10 night trip. But combining the Rhine with the Moselle is possible for that length. It is not as good as the Uniworld one I find but for those who want to ignore the Netherlands this would work on Riviera Travel's Rhine cruise from Cologne: https://www.rivieratravel.co.uk/river-cruises/rhine-moselle-river-cruise

For convenience from the America's you can fly into London and travel with the company on Eurostar to Cologne.

 

And there are other European lines that may offer something similar.

 

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[notamermaid]

It is a cool day today. The rain and the absence of heat make for a great forecast for the river's levels. Maxau gauge is going fast towards the mean again and Kaub gauge is at 146cm, forecast to rise pleasantly.

 

Just as a side note for the curious: I got a bit lost in road works trying to get to Lahnstein and saw the river at Koblenz. The huge construction works of the bridge there affects river traffic of course, so the place looks a bit "messy". During the construction work in Spring it seems they found additional military tunnels (casemates) and more recently a WWII bomb. That bomb was detonated in a controlled environment (empty spot near a forest) away from the city. Photo of the bridge in Spring, text says they are building the new bridge next to the old one and then move it after the old bridge has been demolished. https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/koblenz/baufortschritt-pfaffendorfer-bruecke-rhein-koblenz-100.html

 

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[notamermaid]

Here I am posting about the bridge construction on the Rhine at Koblenz and a few hours later a part of a bridge collapses on the Elbe at Dresden. 😱 I better move on to another topic...

 

Let us just go back briefly to railways and steel and unusual places. "That is all very well with that water tower and far away places in hills, but we have little time in ports and need to stay in the valley", you may say. Fair enough. There are museums and sights that may fit your interest. There is - quite a few of you know this - the Technical Museum of Speyer. It has cars, etc. but also engines, meaning locomotives: https://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/locomotives

The paddle wheeler (not a steamer anymore) MS Goethe you will likely meet in the Rhine Gorge sailing past you or docked somewhere. For the real deal of steam ships head to Lake Constance. At weekends you can visit the railway museum in Koblenz-Lützel. If you have lots of time in Basel, take a train to Mulhouse to see the railway museum: https://www.tourisme-mulhouse.com/en/experiences/railway-museum-cite-du-train/

 

There used to be three railway crossings over the Rhine - the three sister bridges - only one of whom is standing today. The most famous of them is Remagen bridge. You pass the bridge towers while sailing and if your ship happens to dock there you can go to the museum.

 

You can take ferries across the river; the Middle Rhine valley as a whole has few bridges; and at one you can see a special railway station.

 

To be continued.

 

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[notamermaid]

Heavy rain is expected over the South of Bavaria, the Czech Republic and nearby regions. It may lead to flooding. The Main and Rhine basins will remain mostly unaffected.

 

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[notamermaid]

Tomorrow, 14 September, a short section of the Rhine will be closed to traffic as Oberwesel is celebrating "Rhine in Flames". This means that in the evening only ships that are part of the fleet for the event are allowed to sail. Area is Rüdesheim into the Rhine Gorge to about Bad Salzig near Boppard.

 

I hope it warms up a bit tomorrow...

 

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[notamermaid]

Well, the weekend did not get much warmer. But we have had little rain. Compared to the Danube and the Elbe things are quiet along the river and on it. But I have read of two accidents. Neither of which caused injury. In Bonn, the jetty of a club was demolished by a barge hitting it. Near Düsseldorf a barge hit a bridge pillar. There is both damage to the ship and pillar but trains are already running again over the bridge and the hole in the ship hull has been temporarily closed. It has been allowed to sail for proper repairs to a shipyard.

https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/duesseldorf-rhein-schiff-bahn-bruecke-100.html

 

River levels good. Kaub gauge at 191cm. Likewise no problems on the Moselle.

 

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