Caption

Dinslaken, Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - New Emscher estuary into the Rhine. New construction of the railway bridge and restoration of the dykes after dyke erosion during the 2023 flood. Renaturalisation of the Emscher. Flood protection through land expansion. In the background, the decommissioned STEAG Voerde coal-fired power plant. The mouth of the Emscher into the Rhine was moved almost 500 metres north from Dinslaken to Voerde. Fish can now swim barrier-free up the new Emscher from the Rhine through a newly created floodplain area. Following the construction of a parallel sewer, the Emscher has been completely free of sewage since January 2022. The river was previously an open, above-ground combined sewer with rainwater and wastewater

Date

Feb 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK26H04_392

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Rights managed

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59.8Mb (19.9Mb) / 17.6in x 13.2in / 5280 x 3956 (300dpi)

Keywords

parallel View from above deserted new meter construction site new building modification railway bridge bridge building power generation power supply power plant railway track boat barge Boat trip ship factory industrial plant industry flood vegetation water dike delta river wetland body of water meadow Fish wild animal biotope animal environmental pollution ecocide environment Ruhr district North Rhine-Westphalia Rhine German wildlife flora Europe construction work factory site estuary open natural riverbed Aerial river bank riverbank waterway water treatment renovate industrial disused flooded infrastructure energy source construction industry european sewage power industry inland navigation five hundred burden repair water animal River landscape fossil energy source accessible water protection contamination railway section renovation preparation northern Germany coal-fired power plant river navigation flood control marshland industrial building railroad line environmental damage looking down overground wildlife photography environmental issue Voerde Steag polluting Dinslaken contaminated Emscher natural environment railway line river course wetland landscape Central Europe drone photography meadow landscape Emscher sewer state sector Public services Wastewater treatment Emscher Estuary floodplain Conversion work River system wastewater-free Emscher conversion Sewer River renaturalisation River dyke Dike erosion high-angle view no one newly metre building site new construction alteration rail bridge structure energy production electricity supply power station railroad track vessel plant industrial facilities flooding waterfront dyke river delta wet land waters lawn animals in the wild pollution environmental destruction Ruhr area NRW fauna plant life river mouth opened original river bed aerial photography shore canal water purification closed ecological damage effluent energy industry inland water transportation stress riverine landscape fossil fuel handicapped access train line restoration German Federal Republic flood protection marsh view down above-ground harmful to the environment dirty habitat course of a river Middle Europe drone image grassland landscape Services of general interest flood plain top down view No People construction area conversion Railroad Bridge construction energy supply train track Factory plant high water embankment wetland biotope field Wildlife pollution of the environment Ruhr Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia watershore riverside water canal out-of-service wastewater IWT 500 river scenery disabled friendly renewal Republic of Germany flood prevention alluvium Environmentally harmful polluted natural habitat nobody floodwater environmental contamination Ruhr region North-Rhine Westphalia channel out of service inland shipping Riverscape barrier-free FRG alluvial land uninhabited Ruhrgebiet abandoned disabled empty shut down handicapped accessible decommissionin elevated view meters construction sites new buildings modifications railway bridges bridges buildings power generations power supplies power plants railway tracks boats barges Boat trips ships factories industrial plants industries floods vegetations dikes deltas rivers wetlands meadows wild animals biotopes animals ecocides construction works factory sites estuaries riverbeds Aerials aerial view aerial shot river banks riverbanks waterways water treatments renovating infrastructures energy sources construction industries environmental pollutions sewages power industries inland navigations burdens repairs water animals River landscapes fossil energy sources contaminations railway sections renovations preparations coal-fired power plants river navigations industrial buildings railroad lines environmental damages environmental issues natural environments railway lines floodplains Conversion works high-angle shot metres building sites new constructions power stations railroad tracks plants dykes river mouths originally airshot shores canals effluents riverine landscapes fossil fuels restorations drone shot photo with drone constructions embankments watershores water canals Waste water river sceneries overhaul bird's eye view restructuring restructurings BRD alluvial from above overhead pont rail rails track tracks water flood water body Water area open water Grass field Europe's confluence aerial photo aerial photos banks of renovates River view redevelopment north flood water control with a drone from a drone aerial drone top view top views Top angle Aerial landscape aerial photograph refurbishment course of the river drone photograph drone recording top down flight photo flight photos flight shot flight shots from the sky from the air water shore drone photo drone photos drone view birds eyes view Bird eye view bird view bird perspective decommissioned