All about the Wilhelminasluis Zaandam: 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?
Wilhelminasluis Zaandam
Maximale scheepsafmeting: L 115m, B 11,45m, D 3,50m.Deze afmetingen gelden bij een waterstand van NAP-50cm. Alleen met een bijzondere transportvergunning kunnen er ruimere afmetingen gelden. Deze dient minimaal 1 week tevoren via de website van Zaanstad te worden aangevraagd,De oude sluiskolk is uitsluitend nog in gebruik als spuisluis.
Width: 14 meter, length: 156 meter.
Lock length: 156 meter.
Threshold depth downstream/outside: 4.7 meter, threshold depth up/inside: 4.7 meter.
Request last lock control no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
To request control via: VHF, using call buttons in the fucking tank and using QR code.
Saturday, between 07:00h and 20:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 09:00h and 19:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
Operating times all year round
From 01-01 until 31-03:
Request last lock control no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
To request control via: VHF, using call buttons in the fucking tank and using QR code.
Saturday, between 07:00h and 17:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 09:00h and 12:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
From 01-04 until 04-05:
Request last lock control no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
To request control via: VHF, using call buttons in the fucking tank and using QR code.
Saturday, between 07:00h and 20:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 09:00h and 19:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
From 05-05 until 28-05:
Request last lock control no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
To request control via: VHF, using call buttons in the fucking tank and using QR code.
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, between 06:00h and 22:00h
Saturday, between 07:00h and 20:00h
Sunday, between 09:00h and 19:00h
From 29-05 until 08-06:
Request last lock control no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
To request control via: VHF, using call buttons in the fucking tank and using QR code.
Saturday, between 07:00h and 20:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 09:00h and 19:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
From 09-06 until 31-10:
Request last lock control no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
To request control via: VHF, using call buttons in the fucking tank and using QR code.
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, between 06:00h and 22:00h
Saturday, between 07:00h and 20:00h
Sunday, between 09:00h and 19:00h
From 01-11 until 23-12:
Request last lock control no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
To request control via: VHF, using call buttons in the fucking tank and using QR code.
Saturday, between 07:00h and 17:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 09:00h and 12:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
On 24-12
All days, between 06:00h and 16:00h
From 25-12 until 30-12:
Request last lock control no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
To request control via: VHF, using call buttons in the fucking tank and using QR code.
Saturday, between 07:00h and 17:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 09:00h and 12:00h
Working days, between 06:00h and 22:00h
On 31-12
All days, between 06:00h and 16:00h
Administrator
Provincie Provincie Noord-Holland
Postbus 3007
2001 DA Haarlem
Administrator visiting address
Houtplein 33 Haarlem
Phone: 0800-0200600
Data updated: 28 Mei 2025, 14:03 uur, all data comes directly from Rijkswaterstaat systems.
