The Leie is high at the lock complex in Sint-Baafs-Vijve near Wielsbeke. Not alarming, but water managers are nevertheless vigilant.
With locks and bulkheads, this is a so-called controllable watercourse, just like the Ghent-Oostende Canal in Beernem. “In Beernem this is to protect Bruges, but we can also keep it higher so that we can buffer a lot of water,” says Geert Weymeis of De Vlaamse Waterweg.