Lühes Barrage
The Lühesperrwerk at the mouth of the Lühe in the same in the village Grünendeich is west of Hamburg part of a flood protection concept to that of the tides influenced Unterelbe of the barrage Geesthacht to the mouth of the river into the North Sea, the result of the severe storm surge in February 1962 developed has been.
The barrage was built from 1964 to 1967 and put into operation in 1968. It protects the villages along the river in the Altes Land .
The structure is 23.45 m deep. The shipping opening has a clear width of 10 m. It can be closed by two two-part mortise gates . The jamb depth is 4 m below sea level , the upper edge of the stem gate is 7.60 m above sea level. The barrage is closed in the event of a storm surge from a water level of 2.20 m above sea level. There is a bascule bridge above the barrage , which was built in 1982 by the Stade district and replaced a previously used roller bridge.
The barrage is operated by the Stade site of the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Conservation (NLWKN). The bridge over the barrage belongs to the district of Stade.
Web links
- The Lühes Barrage (NLWKN)
Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 17 ″ N , 9 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ E