Rivieren staan nu zo laag dat schippers zelf moeten inschatten of varen nog lukt

Rijkswaterstaat can no longer measure fairway depths on the IJssel, Nederrijn and much of the Waal, leaving skippers to judge safe passage themselves.

• Soundings on some stretches are shallower than 125 cm; most survey vessels draw too deep to operate
• Only three shallow-draft survey vessels remain, also needed in other regions
• Lobith discharge around 545 m3/s, below the August record of 614 m3/s
• Fairways affected include the Pannerdensch Kanaal