Water level appears to have peaked; Dijken-Bakkerom balancing lake is full
In the Noorderzijlvest Water Authority region , we are still working hard to combat high water levels today.
Water remains in storage facility De Dykes Bakkerom for the time being
Yesterday, the balancing lake Dykes Bakkerom balancing lake was used for the first time. This was necessary to lower the water levels in the Dwarsdiep. As water from the surrounding area flowed into the storage facility, the local water level was lowered by more than 10 centimeters. The storage facility has now been successfully filled with around 1 million cubic meters of water. The water will remain here for a while until there is more space in the water system to discharge the large amount of water into the sea. This is expected to happen early next week.
Compartmentalization dams are being lowered again
The high water level in the Dwarsdiep has been lowered with the use of the balancing lake. To allow water from this area to flow into this storage facility, the brand-new compartmentalization weirs in the Hoendiep and the Lettelberterberg catchwater were raised yesterday. Because the storage facility is full, the weirs were lowered again weirs.
Mountains and drainage of water from the northern part of Drenthe
The rise in water levels has stagnated in most of our region. This means that the peak in water levels appears to be behind us. We are still dealing with water discharge from the northern part of Drenthe. Here too, there is a lot of excess water flowing into the balancing lake De Onlanden. This excess water is also discharged from there to Lauwersmeer.
Discharge into the sea
This morning, water was discharged into the sea, and we will do so again this evening. There will be few opportunities to discharge water at sea in the coming days. This means that the discharge into the sea will be gradual. Next Saturday morning is the next opportunity to discharge water into the sea after today. It may take about a week and a half before the water level in the catchwater is catchwater to the target level.
Handling notifications
The water authority now responded to several reports from the area. We are working to clear blockages, repair damage to structures, and have emergency pumps running in a few places. The water authority quays. We will do this again at low tide. We remain alert to weather conditions.
