Pegel Köln, Germany, NRW
Posted by: Tante.Hossi
N 50° 56.215 E 006° 57.798
32U E 356898 N 5644785
This is the river gauge (German: Pegel) of Köln, Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen. It's not a simple gauge. It's a 'clock'.
Waymark Code: WMGGK3
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 03/04/2013
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This is the river gauge (German: Pegel) of Köln, Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen. It's not a simple gauge. It's a 'clock'.
The gauge was built in 1901. It was destroyed by an air raid in 1943 and was re-built in its actual design in 1951.
You have to read it like a clock: the small clock hand indicates the meters and the large clock hand the decimeters.
The gauge is managed by the 'Wasser- und Schiffahrtsamt Köln'.
The highest water ever was 1926 with 10.69 meters.
The usual water height is 3.04 meters.
RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION: The highest water ever was 1926 with 10.69 meters.
The usual water height is 3.04 meters.
ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: N 50° 56.223 W 006° 57.800
WEB LINK FOR RIVER GAUGE: [Web Link]
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