More water discharge to the Wadden Sea in the coming days

20 million cubic meters to the sea

On Wednesday afternoon, we were able to discharge around 20 million cubic meters of water into the sea via the Cleveringsluizen locks at Lauwersoog. That is considerably higher than expected earlier today.
Conditions will be favorable for discharging excess water into the Wadden Sea over the next few days. This will be possible until Friday, when a strong (partly) southerly wind is expected. This will limit the possibilities for discharge until January 2.
Approximately 34 millimeters of precipitation is expected in our region in the coming days. With the current discharge of water, space is being created in the watercourses again. This means that the situation will remain manageable even with the expected precipitation.

De Onlanden

In the largest gauge station in washlands Onlanden nature and washlands , the water level is now between NAP -0.40m and NAP -0.30m. De Onlanden can handle a water level of NAP -0.20m with its current capacity. So the water is certainly high there. This is clearly visible in the area.