Esslingen barrage

Esslingen barrage
location
Coordinates	48 ° 43 '56 "  N , 9 ° 18' 45"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '56 "  N , 9 ° 18' 45"  E
Country:	Germany
Place:	Esslingen am Neckar
Waters:	Neckar
Water kilometers :	km 193.98
Data
Construction time:	1968
lock
Type:	Chamber lock
Category:	Vb
Is controlled by:	Obertürkheim barrage
Usable length:	110.00 m
Usable width:	11.90 m
Average height of fall :	5.20 m
Upper gate:	Roller gate
Lower gate:	Roller gate
Others
Associated power plant:	Run-of-river power plant 1.25 MW

The Esslingen barrage is a river barrage in Esslingen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg . The barrage consists of a double lock on the left bank and a triple weir on the right in the direction of the Neckar . The lock is operated remotely from the remote control center in the Obertürkheim barrage. The Esslingen barrage has had a hydropower plant since 2011.

location

Seen from the Rhine , the Esslingen barrage is the 25th facility. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the junction of the Hammer Canal to Rossneckar in Esslingen.

Web links

• Federal waterways and shipping administration, Office for Neckar Development Heidelberg, Esslingen lock

Upstream	Crossing the Neckar	Downstream
Barrage Oberesslingen	Esslingen barrage	Water house