Caption

Dinslaken, Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - New Emscher estuary into the Rhine. Restoration of the dykes after dyke erosion during the 2023 flood. Shoring of gabions, stone baskets on the riverbank. Industrial divers secure the gabions, connect the stone baskets under water with metal cable ties. Renaturalisation of the Emscher. Flood protection by expanding the area. The mouth of the Emscher into the Rhine has been moved almost 500 metres north from Dinslaken to Voerde. Fish can now swim barrier-free up the new Emscher from the Rhine through a newly created floodplain area. Following the construction of a parallel sewer, the Emscher has been completely free of sewage since January 2022. The river was previously an open, above-ground combined sewer with rainwater and wastewater

Date

Feb 19, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK25C78_272

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No

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Rights managed

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128,1Mb (8,3Mb) / 27,3in x 18,2in / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)

Keywords

parallel underwater underwater under water underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot Underwater scene new newly meter meters metre metres excavator excavators digger dredger backhoe construction site construction sites building site building sites construction area modification modifications alteration conversion wall walls dive diving dives water sports water sport sport sports machine machines maschinery vehicle vehicles car flood floods flooding high water water flood floodwater flood floods vegetation vegetations water waters waterfront dike dikes dyke embankment embankments dykes erosion erosions delta river delta deltas river rivers wetland wetlands wet land wetland biotope waters water body body of water meadow meadows Grass field lawn field Pisces Fish wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife biotope biotopes animal animals nature open air Ruhr district Ruhr area Ruhr Ruhrgebiet Ruhr region North Rhine-Westphalia NRW Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia North-Rhine Westphalia Rhine German wildlife fauna flora flora plant life athletic physical fitness sportive athlete physical fitness physically fit sporty sporting Europe Europe's construction work construction works building underwater world underwater worlds estuary estuaries river mouth river mouths confluence open opened stonewall stonewalls stone wall stone walls natural original originally riverbed riverbeds river bed river bank river banks shore shores watershore water shore watershores banks of waterfront riverbank river bank riverbanks riverside secure save safely water treatment water purification water treatments landscape landscapes scenery sceneries landscape photograph countryside landscape shot landscape photo renovate renovating renovates construction machine construction machines Construction machinery Construction machineries flooded connection connections connexion connexions connecting construction industry construction industries diver scuba diver divers scuba divers european sewage effluent wastewater sewages Waste water effluents five hundred 500 burden burdens stress repair repairs water animal water animals connect connecting connects River landscape riverine landscape riverine landscapes River landscapes river scenery river sceneries Riverscape River view accessible barrier-free handicapped access disabled friendly disabled handicapped accessible water protection water protection contamination contaminations pollution polluting fit renovation renovations restoration restorations renewal redevelopment restructuring restructurings overhaul refurbishment preparation preparations northern north Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD two people 2 people two persons flood control flood control flood protection flood prevention flood water control marshland marshland marsh alluvium alluvial land alluvial project projects underwater sports underwater sports overground above-ground wildlife photography wildlife photography Gabion Gabions Voerde Dinslaken contaminated dirty polluted Emscher natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments course of a river river course course of the river wetland landscape meadow landscape Central Europe Middle Europe meadow landscape grassland landscape Emscher sewer state sector Public services Services of general interest Wastewater treatment Emscher Estuary flood plain wetland floodplain floodplains Conversion work Conversion works Rainwater rain water River system wastewater-free Precipitation water Emscher conversion High bank Sewer River renaturalisation Infrastructure project River dyke Dike erosion Industrial diver