{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Low Water","description":"Low water describes a sustained below-average water level in a river or canal. For inland navigation the decisive figure is not the volume of water itself but the resulting fairway depth, which determines how deeply a vessel may be loaded. On the Rhine, reference gauges such as Kaub, Cologne, Duisburg-Ruhrort and Emmerich serve as the benchmark; once they fall below the equivalent water level (GlW), an inland vessel can carry only part of its usual cargo. The river is normally not closed — it re","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Glosario Logístico Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/es/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/es/glossary/low-water","inLanguage":"es","dateModified":"2026-09-19T08:16:42.344808","citation":"Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde / ELWIS (Wasserstrassen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes) — https://www.elwis.de/DE/dynamisch/Wasserstaende/Pegelvorhersage:KAUB","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/es/low-water","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Low Water · Low water describes a sustained below-average water level in a river or canal. · Quelle: Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde / ELWIS (Wasserstrassen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes) — https://www.elwis.de/DE/dynamisch/Wasserstaende/Pegelvorhersage:KAUB"}