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Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Low tide on the Rhine. Today, on 16.08.2026, it is only 1.29 meters away at the Ruhrort level. Because of the draft, freighters can only sail the Rhine with little load. After a long drought, the Rhine level continues to fall

Date

Aug 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

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BRK26I26_029

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128.1Mb (42.7Mb) / 27.3in x 18.2in / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)

Keywords

drop meter long water level heat temperature warm clock time of day time pier boat quay barge inland port Boat trip shipping traffic ship freight transport traffic industry export logistics trade catastrophe misfortune soil drought water river footbridge body of water climate global warming season weather forecast weather Ruhr district North Rhine-Westphalia Rhine German Europe harbor hot meteorology climate change dry shore industrial freight service nature phenomenon natural disaster import european force of nature Duisburg inland navigation seafaring meager low River landscape Germany exterior view freighter dried out port entrance shortage low water packed heatwave river navigation logistics company Ruhrort Duisport flood marker draft river course Central Europe climate crisis Rhine bank Transport vessel River water Waterway waterway Temperature rise Boat jetty River level Rhine level Summer heat Lack of rain Rhine ship Navigation on the Rhine Climate catastrophe Hot summer fall metre watch jetty inland harbour vessel transportation disaster dryness waterfront walkway waters Ruhr area NRW port arid watershore transporting goods natural phenomenon inland water transportation sparse riverine landscape German Federal Republic exterior cargo ship dried harbour entrance scarcity Low tide loaded heat wave draught course of a river Middle Europe Banks of the Rhine Transport ship navigation channel boat landing stage inland harbor Ruhr Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia harbour freight traffic IWT few river scenery Republic of Germany outdoor shot cargo boat dried-up Duisburg-Ruhrort banks of Rhine Fairway mooring inner port Ruhr region North-Rhine Westphalia goods transport inland shipping little Riverscape exterior photograph cargo vessel parched shipping channel landing stage Ruhrgebiet scantily outdoor photo desiccated dock landing shipping pier dropping meters water levels temperatures clocks times of day piers boats quays barges inland ports Boat trips ships freights transports industries exports trades catastrophes misfortunes soils droughts rivers footbridges climates seasons weather forecasts harbors freight services nature phenomena natural disasters imports forces of nature inland navigations seafarings River landscapes exterior views freighters dried-out port entrances shortages heatwaves river navigations logistics companies flood markers drafts falling metres watches walkways riverine landscapes cargo ships harbour entrances loading boat landing stages jetties river sceneries outdoor shots cargo boats moorings exterior photographs cargo vessels landing stages outdoor photos docks landings drops Logistik Steg water body Water area open water Europe's bank banks navigation shipping River view FRG BRD falls water shore load course of the river