The water level of the Vecht has reached a record high, reports the Vechtstromen Water Board. A water level of 13.14 meters above NAP was measured on Wednesday. That is 7 centimeters higher than in 1998. At the time, the region was experiencing enormous nuisance, according to Vechtstromen.
The board warns that the level will remain high in the near future. At De Haandrik (municipality of Hardenberg), where the Vecht enters the Netherlands, the discharge is approximately 185 cubic meters per second and this could rise to 190 cubic meters on Wednesday. “The Vecht is therefore quite full and goes far beyond its banks here and there,” according to the water board. The fight runs south of Coevorden, among other places.
Vechtstromen also reports that the discharge of the tributaries the Dinkel and the Regge is expected to decrease slightly.
The Vecht also flows through the working area of the Drents Overijsselse Delta Water Board. It was reported earlier in the day that the water in the Vecht and the IJssel is expected to slowly continue to rise until Thursday or Friday.