Swiss Boat Lift / Ascenseur ŕ bateaux de Suisse

Kraftwerk Rheinau 1 / Hauptwehr (ERAG)
River Rhein

 

 

 

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Old Benedictine monastery of Rheinau

 

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Today the old monastry is a cantonal psychiatric clinic?

 

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Rheinau from the dam with it famous 'Korb" vineyard and its church.


The Rheinau church burnt in 2004 a fex months after my visit!


 

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Map of Switzerland

 

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Map of Rheinau and the meander of the Rhine

 

Rheinau is located in a meander of the Rhine river. An hydraulic powerstation was built to exploit the difference of level of the Rhine loop.
One main dam and two auxiliary dams were built.
There are one boat lift for each dam. The boat lift of the main dam is the only one Swiss boat lift on the right bank of the Rhine river! In fact there is a little enclave of Switzerland on the right bank, just for the boat lift!

 

Rheinau boat lift #1

 

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The main dam with the Rheinau powerstation on the left.

 

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The main dam and the downstream part of the incline.


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A cruse boat on the boat lift. Note that the passengers have to walk beside the boat.


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Boat ride on the Rhine river to see the Rhine Falls.


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The downstream part of the incline and the church of Rheinau.


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Video cameras all along the boat lift track.


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Note that there are three rails for two boat widths .


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On the right the shelter of the engine.


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The shelter of the boat lift engine.


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The upstream part of the boat lift.


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  Incline 1
Hauptwehr
Start 1952
End ...
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Use typuse01.gif
Type of funicular typfun12.gif
Type of tracks typvoie2.gif
Energy elec.gig
Distance from Konstanz 55,30 Km
Bank Right
Gradient 10%

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Company Informations
Elektrizitätswerk Rheinau (ERAG)
CH-8462 Rheinau
Telefon: ++ 41 (0)52/319 14 54
 
 
 
 

 

 

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