All about the Grote Merwedesluis: service times, location and contact details. On the water map below do you see this lock complex in its immediate vicinity. On the right on this page you will find the locking times, additional information and the telephone numbers and VHF channels.
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For seasoned water sports enthusiasts it is a simple procedure, but if you are not yet experienced on the water, entering and exiting the lock can be an impressive experience. How does it work, where do you moor, what should you pay attention to?
Grote Merwedesluis
Width: 11.8 meter, length: 100 meter.
Lock length: 120 meter.
Threshold depth downstream/outside: 3.2 meter, threshold depth up/inside: 4 meter.
Weekends and holidays, between 08:00h and 19:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
Operating times all year round
From 01-01 until 29-03
Saturday, between 08:00h and 18:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
On 30-03 (Goede Vrijdag)
Between 08:00h and 19:00h
On 31-03 (Eerste Paasdag)
Holidays, between 08:00h and 19:00h
Saturday, between 08:00h and 18:00h
Sunday, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
From 01-04 until 31-10
Weekends and holidays, between 08:00h and 19:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
From 01-11 until 23-12
Saturday, between 08:00h and 18:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
On 24-12
All days, between 06:00h and 18:00h
From 25-12 until 30-12
Saturday, between 08:00h and 18:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
On 31-12
All days, between 06:00h and 18:00h
Administrator
Provincie Zuid-Holland
Postbus 90602
2509 LP Den Haag
Administrator visiting address
Zuid-Hollandplein 1 Den Haag
Phone: 070-4416611
Data updated: 29 April 2024, 14:55 uur, all data comes directly from Rijkswaterstaat systems.
