Lorentzsluizen in Kornwerderzand, service times

Lorentzsluizen, in Kornwerderzand: opening hours and contact

All about the Lorentzsluizen: 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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Shipping times Lorentzsluizen

Lorentzsluizen
Bij een verschil in waterstand tussen IJsselmeer en Waddenzee van meer dan NAP + 1.80 meter wordt niet geschut.
Width: 8.2 meter, length: 58 meter.
Lock length: 58 meter.
Threshold depth downstream/outside: 3.5 meter, threshold depth up/inside: 3.5 meter.

VHF-Channel: Channel 18, radio traffic Two way
Phone number: 088-7974589

Comment: At a water level of 1.80 meters difference IJsselmeer/Waddenzee compared to NAP, the Lorentz sluices are stretched.

Service times this week

Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, between 00:00h and 06:00h
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, between 06:00h and 08:00h (Recreatievaart mag wel meeliften.) - Commercial shipping
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, between 08:00h and 16:00h
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, between 16:00h and 18:00h (Recreatievaart mag wel meeliften.) - Commercial shipping
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, between 18:00h and 23:59h
Saturday, Sunday, between 00:00h and 23:59h

Operating times all year round

On 20-04 (Eerste Paasdag)

Weekends and holidays, between 00:00h and 23:59h
Working days, between 00:00h and 06:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 08:00h (Recreatievaart mag wel meeliften.) - Commercial shipping
Working days, between 08:00h and 16:00h
Working days, between 16:00h and 18:00h (Recreatievaart mag wel meeliften.) - Commercial shipping
Working days, between 18:00h and 23:59h

From 21-04 until 26-04

From 27-04 until 04-05

From 05-05 until 07-06

On 08-06 (Eerste pinksterdag)

From 09-06 until 19-04

Administrator
Rijkswaterstaat Rijkswaterstaat Midden-Nederland
Postbus 2232
3500 GE Utrecht

Administrator visiting address
Zuiderwagenplein 2 Lelystad
Phone: 088-7973700

Data updated: 28 Mei 2025, 14:03 uur, all data comes directly from Rijkswaterstaat systems.

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