Ottersluis in Dordrecht, service times

Ottersluis, in Dordrecht: opening hours and contact

All about the Ottersluis: 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 Ottersluis

Ottersluis
Bij een verval van 2m wordt niet geschut.
Width: 7 meter, length: 39 meter.
Lock length: 39 meter.
Threshold depth downstream/outside: 2.2 meter, threshold depth up/inside: 2.2 meter.

VHF-Channel: channel not specified
Phone number: 088-7972873

Comment: On request - 4 hours in advance Biesboschsluis tel. 088-7972931 Only during opening hours

Service times this week

All days, between 09:00h and 19:00h

Operating times all year round

From 01-01 until 31-03:
4 hours in advance sign in to the Biesboschluis at number 088-7972931.

Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, between 09:00h and 16:30h (4 uur vooraf aanmelden bij de Biesboschsluis op nummer 088-7972931.) - On demand only

From 01-04 until 20-04

Holidays, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 09:00h and 10:30h (Vaste Pendel Helsuis & Ottersluis)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 12:30h and 14:00h (Vaste Pendel Helsuis & Ottersluis)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 16:00h and 17:00h (Vaste Pendel Helsuis & Ottersluis)

From 21-04 until 26-04

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 09:00h and 10:30h (Vaste Pendel Helsuis & Ottersluis)
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 12:30h and 14:00h (Vaste Pendel Helsuis & Ottersluis)
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 16:00h and 17:00h (Vaste Pendel Helsuis & Ottersluis)

From 27-04 until 04-05

From 05-05 until 07-06

On 08-06 (Eerste pinksterdag)

From 09-06 until 30-06

From 01-07 until 31-08

All days, between 09:00h and 19:00h

From 01-09 until 31-10

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, between 10:00h and 19:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 09:00h and 10:30h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 12:30h and 14:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 16:00h and 17:00h

From 01-11 until 25-12:
4 hours in advance sign in to the Biesboschluis at number 088-7972931.

Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, between 09:00h and 16:30h (4 uur vooraf aanmelden bij de Biesboschsluis op nummer 088-7972931.) - On demand only

From 26-12 until 30-12:
4 hours in advance sign in to the Biesboschluis at number 088-7972931.

Weekdays and Saturdays, between 09:00h and 16:30h (4 uur vooraf aanmelden bij de Biesboschsluis op nummer 088-7972931.) - On demand only

On 31-12

CLOSED

Administrator
Rijkswaterstaat Rijkswaterstaat West-Nederland Zuid
Postbus 2232
3500 GE Utrecht

Administrator visiting address
Steegoversloot 36 Dordrecht
Phone: 088-7970770

Data updated: 04 Juli 2025, 14:29 uur, all data comes directly from Rijkswaterstaat systems.

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