High Water Marks - Lahnstein - RLP / Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Iris & Harry
N 50° 17.947 E 007° 36.243
32U E 400579 N 5572820
High Water Marks at the old City Gate
Waymark Code: WMXQJ1
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 02/14/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 4

Lahnstein is located very near to the rhine river and high water is a theme there every view years.
At the old city gate you will find a lot of markers from different time periods.

About the old City Gate:

Information from the official tourism website:
(visit link)
"The only preserved town gate with a square gate tower built of quarry stone with crenelation and stair tower. On the tower are high-water marks from 1882 until 1988. When the railway was built, the Kihrstor was integrated into a railway underpass; the former town wall forms the railway embankment on the Rhine side, on a length of 203 m."
Natural or man made event?: Natural

What type of marker?: Plaque

When did this occur?: 1882, 1926, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1995

Website related to the event..: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.
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