Gauge Ústí nad Labem

maximum vessel draught in section Ústí nad Labem - Střekov ř. km 767,29 (69,20) - Hřensko ř. km 726,6 (109,27) (Plavební vyhláška SPS č.1/2005)

Secured water level

Secured water level is reached water level on water gauge in Ústí nad Labem which with an accuracy of minus 5 cm guarantntee water-course administrator Povodí Labe, s.p. in two successive  hours at most all the time of its promulgation, taht´s form 9.00 to 24.00 every day. In the time from 0,01 to 9.00 is keeped published forecast from the previous day and vessels drauhgts are counted by statement from this forecast.

secured water level <= 200 cm:

a) upstream vessels – with screw propulsion, vessels alone or towed vessels; all vessels in pushed convoys, pushed by vessels with screw propulsion:

   aa) section I (ř. km 767,29 (69,20) - ř. km 739,61 (96,40))

- draught = secured water level minus 75 cm

   ab) section II (ř. km 739,61 (96,40) - ř. km 726,6 (109,27))

- draught = secured water level minus 60 cm

b) other upstream vessels and all downstream vessels:

   ba) section I (ř. km 767,29 (69,20) - ř. km 739,61 (96,40))

- draught = secured water level minus 60 cm

   bb) section II (ř. km 739,61 (96,40) - ř. km 726,6 (109,27))

- draught = secured water level minus 45 cm

secured water level > 200 cm ( above 275 cm is not guaranteed secured water level for vessels with proportionally higher draught):

a) upstream vessels – with screw propulsion, vessels alone or towed vessels; all vessels in pushed convoys, pushed by vessels with screw propulsion:

   aa) section I (ř. km 767,29 (69,20) - ř. km 739,61 (96,40))

- draught e = secured water level minus 70 cm

   ab) section II (ř. km 739,61 (96,40) - ř. km 726,6 (109,27))

- draught = secured water level minus 60 cm

b) other upstream vessels and all downstream vessels:

   ba) section I (ř. km 767,29 (69,20) - ř. km 739,61 (96,40))

- draught = secured water level minus 55 cm

   bb) section II (ř. km 739,61 (96,40) - ř. km 726,6 (109,27))

- draught = secured water level minus 45 cm

allowed maximum draught (Řád plavební bezpečnosti čl. 9.18 a Plavební vyhláška SPS č.1/1997)

water level < 280 cm 

- section Lovosice ř.km 789,15 (47,70) - Ústí nad Labem - Střekov ř.km 767,80 (68,70) – draught 2,00 m,

water level 280 - 300 cm

- section Lovosice ř.km 789,15 (47,70) - Ústí nad Labem - Střekov ř.km 767,80 (68,70) – draught 2,10 m,

water level > 300 cm

- section Lovosice ř.km 789,15 (47,70) - Ústí nad Labem - Střekov ř.km 767,80 (68,70) – draught 2,20 m,

allowed vessel and convoy size in section Ústí nad Labem - Střekov ř. km 767,29 (69,20) - Hřensko ř. km 726,6 (109,27) (Plavební vyhláška SPS č.2/2005)

water level 160 - 500 cm

- downstream in section Děčín-Terminál ř. km 739,61 (96,40) - Hřensko ř. km 726,6 (109,27) pushed convoys longer then 110 m, with maximum total length 137 m, if they are equipped by active forepropulsion,

water level 165 - 500 cm

- downstream in section Děčín-Terminál ř. km 739,61 (96,40) - Hřensko ř. km 726,6 (109,27) pushed convoys longer then 110 m, with maximum total length 137 m, if they are not equipped by active forepropulsion; if they have draught less then 110 cm, they must use auxillary tug,

water level 175 - 400 cm

- downstream in section Ústí nad Labem-Střekov ř. km 767,45 (69,05) - Děčín-Terminál ř. km 739,61 (96,40) pushed convoys longer then 110 m, with maximum total length 137 m, if they are equipped by active forepropulsion,

water level 180 - 400 cm

- downstream in section Ústí nad Labem-Střekov ř. km 767,45 (69,05) - Děčín-Terminál ř. km 739,61 (96,40) pushed convoys longer then 110 m, with maximum total length 137 m, if they are not equipped by active forepropulsion; if they have draught less then 110 cm, they must use auxillary tug,

water level < 275 cm

- upstream in section Hřensko ř. km 726,6 (109,27) - Ústí nad Labem-Střekov ř. km 767,45 (69,05) vessels and side convoys, with maximum total length 110 m and width 11,50 m; it is not allowed to tow by side convoys,

water level => 275 cm

- in section Hřensko ř. km 726,6 (109,27) - Děčín-zámek ř. km 740,73 (95,30) and in section Děčín-Staré Město ř. km 741,75 (94,30) - Ústí nad Labem-Střekov ř. km 767,45 (69,05), upstream side convoys with maximum total length 110 m and total width 23 m,

- in section Prosmyky ř. km 788,14 (48,70) - Lhotka ř. km 784,74 (52,04) downstream pushed and side convoys with maximum total length 110 m and total width 11,50 m, if they are not equipped by active forepropulsion.

- in upper canal Lovosice downstream tow convoys with maximum one boat,

- in section Děčín-Staré Město ř. km 741,75 (94,30) - Děčín-zámek ř. km 740,73 (95,30) downstream tow convoys with maximum one boat

prohibitory water levels (Plavební vyhláška SPS č.2/2003):

water level => 520 cm

- no navigation in section Labe Lovosice ř. km 787,73 (49,10) - Ústí nad Labem - Střekov ř. km 767,29 (69,20)

water level => 540 cm

- no navigation in section Labe Ústí nad Labem - Střekov ř. km 767,29 (69,20) - Hřensko ř. km 726,6 (109,27), except next exemptions

water level => 600 cm

- no navigation for vessels upstream and regular passanger shipping in section Labe Děčín ř. km 744,09 (92,00) - Hřensko ř. km 726,6 (109,27),

water level => 700 cm

- no navigation for vessels in local movement and transhipment in port Děčín – Loubí ř. km 739,61 (96,40) - ř. km 739,21 (96,80) and ř. km 738,88 (97,20) - ř. km 737,83 (98,15)