Tide Barrage
The Tide Barrage in Bremerhaven connects the river Geeste with the Bederkesa-Geeste Canal.
Along the waterway Elbe-Weser from Bremerhaven to Otterndorf. It connects the River Elbe and the River Weser and consists of the Hadelner Canal, the Aue, the Bederkesa-Geeste-Canal and the River Geeste. Today professional ships rarely use the waterway Elbe-Weser. Now it is more widely used by sport boats and recreational crafts. It has a total length of 61,5 kilometers. Coming from Bremerhaven you first pass through the tide barrage Bremerhaven located on the River Geeste and then turn into the Bederkesa-Geeste-Canal. The canal can only be traveled by boats with a draught of 1,5 meters.
Due to the numerous bridges (approx. passage height 2,70 meters) sailboats must fold the mast.
Sluice periods
1st April - 31st October
Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sat., Sun. and holidays 8.30 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.
1st November - 31st March
Mon - Fri. 8 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Sat. and Sun. no locks
Boats with a height of 2.70 m can not lock about 2 hours before or 2 hours after the flood. Smaller boats on request.
Tips, Tickets, Dates:
Address
Erlebnis Bremerhaven GmbH
Bremerhaven Touristik & Tourist-Infos
H.-H.-Meier-Straße 6
27568 Bremerhaven
Germany
Contact
0049 471 - 41 41 41
0049 471 - 80 93 61 90
touristik@erlebnis-bremerhaven.de
Praise or criticism
Opening hours:
January - December
mondays - sundays 9:30 a.m. - 17:00 p.m.