All about the Helsluis: 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?
Helsluis
Bij openstaande sluis doorvaart alleen met toestemming van de sluiswachter.
Width: 7.2 meter, length: 39 meter.
Lock length: 39 meter.
Threshold depth downstream/outside: 1.6 meter, threshold depth up/inside: 1.6 meter.
Request control at the Biesboschluis. Log in at least 4 hours in advance.
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, between 09:00h and 16:30h
Sunday, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Operating times all year round
On 30-03 (Goede Vrijdag)
Between 10:00h and 19:00h
From 31-03 tot 31-03:
Request control at the Biesboschluis. Log in at least 4 hours in advance.
Holidays, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Sunday, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Weekdays and Saturdays, between 09:00h and 16:30h - On demand only
From 01-04 until 08-05
Holidays, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 11:00h and 12:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 14:30h and 15:30h
From 09-05 until 18-05
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 11:00h and 12:00h
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 14:30h and 15:30h
On 19-05 (Eerste pinksterdag)
Holidays, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 11:00h and 12:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 14:30h and 15:30h
From 20-05 until 30-06
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 11:00h and 12:00h
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 14:30h and 15:30h
From 01-07 until 31-08
Weekdays and weekends, between 09:00h and 19:00h
Closed on public holidays
From 01-09 until 31-10
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 11:00h and 12:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 14:30h and 15:30h
From 01-11 tot 29-03:
Request control at the Biesboschluis. Log in at least 4 hours in advance.
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, between 09:00h and 16:30h
Sunday, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Administrator
Rijkswaterstaat West-Nederland Zuid
Postbus 2232
3500 GE Utrecht
Administrator visiting address
Steegoversloot 36 Dordrecht
Phone: 088-7970770
Data updated: 21 November 2024, 17:08 uur, all data comes directly from Rijkswaterstaat systems.
