Hofen barrage

location

Coordinates

48 ° 50 '18 " N , 9 ° 13' 26" E Coordinates: 48 ° 50 '18 " N , 9 ° 13' 26" E

Country:

Germany

Place:

Stuttgart-Hofen

Waters:

Neckar

Water kilometers :

km 176.25

Data

Construction time:

1955/57

lock

Type:

Chamber lock

Usable length:

110 m

Usable width:

11.90 m

Height upstream :

213.73 m

Average
height of fall :

6.81 m

Others

Associated power plant:

3.4 MW run-of-river power plant

The barrage Hofen is located on the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg . The lock in the city of Stuttgart is remotely controlled from the remote control center in the Obertürkheim barrage.

location

Seen from the Rhine , the barrage is the 21st facility. The Hofener Bridge leads over the lock from Hofen to the Mühlhausen district . The lines of the U12 and U14 light rail lines also run on the bridge . The Max-Eyth-See recreation area borders the lock to the southwest . Vineyards connect to the northwest, and the district of Mühlhausen to the northeast .

power plant

A run-of-river power plant operated by EnBW is connected to the barrage .

Flood in June 2016

On June 25, 2016, a heavy rain event up the Neckar created a tidal wave that increased the discharge volume from 80 m³ / s to 300 m³ / s within one hour. Due to construction work, however, only 2 of 3 defense areas were available. An incorrect control of the weirs led to a massive increase in water, which led to flooding in courtyards and areas of the Max-Eyth-See. After a few hours the damage was repaired and the water could drain away again. 32 cars and 13 houses were badly affected and damage of around € 850,000 was caused. The DLRG rescue center was also flooded. Including the rescue vehicles, the damage is estimated at over € 1 million.

As a consequence, the Waterways and Shipping Office installed new software in all Stuttgart weirs in February 2017.

photos

Bridge over the barrage
lock
Turbine in the hydropower plant

swell

↑ Christine Bilger: Lock defect in Stuttgart: Lock cannot handle masses of water. Stuttgarter Nachrichten , July 27, 2016, accessed on February 16, 2018 .
↑ Christine Bilger: Combating floods in Stuttgart: The fast wave is now programmed. Stuttgarter Nachrichten , February 7, 2017, accessed on February 16, 2018 .

Web links

Commons : Schleuse Stuttgart-Hofen - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Federal waterways and shipping administration, office for Neckar development Heidelberg, lock Hofen

Upstream	Crossing the Neckar	Downstream
Railway viaduct Stuttgart-Münster	Hofener Bridge	Aldingen barrage

[1] Christine Bilger: Lock defect in Stuttgart: Lock cannot handle masses of water. Stuttgarter Nachrichten , July 27, 2016, accessed on February 16, 2018 .

[2] Christine Bilger: Combating floods in Stuttgart: The fast wave is now programmed. Stuttgarter Nachrichten , February 7, 2017, accessed on February 16, 2018 .