Update: dyke passages reopened, but we remain on standby
Last night, Friday, November 24, at 4:00 a.m., we closed the dyke passages Delfzijl due to high tides at sea. The highest water level metre NAP +3.25 metre . This was measured this morning at 8:50 a.m.
The water level has now dropped to NAP +2.80 metre we have dyke passages the dyke passages . However, we will remain on standby for the rest of the day, as water levels between NAP +2.90 metre NAP +3 metre are metre later this evening. Our colleagues are on standby so that we can act quickly if the water level rises.
The dyke passages Delfzijl are always closed when the expected sea level reaches NAP +3 metre higher. We carry out the closure in collaboration with our colleagues from the Hunze en Aa’s Water Board.