Caption

Low water in the Rhine near Cologne, view from the right bank of the Rhine over the Boller Wiesen, looking north, south bridge, skyline of the city center with the cathedral, inland navigation is severely restricted, only a few ships sail, then with a significantly reduced load, on the day of recording it was the lowest ever measured Rhine level in Cologne, 60 cm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 06, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26H74_114

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NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

142.4Mb (47.5Mb) / 28.8in x 19.2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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