The water level of the river Maas ( the Meuse) in the Netherlands can be regulated by a number of barrages . Last night one of them (near the city of Grave) was severely damaged , resulting in an acute massive water loss . The top picture was taken a few weeks ago , the picture below this afternoon . A water level drop of about 2 meters can be read from the pillar .

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Bridge with weir across the river Maas , near the city of Grave , the Netherlands . Two valves are lifted high , and let the water flow more freely .

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A week before a ship went accidentally through (!) a barrage in the river Maas (Meuse) near the city of Grave , destroying a major part of that barrage resulting in a dramatic fall in the water level of the river . The sluice door at the southern entrance of the Maas-Waal Canal shows the usual water level and the actual level - a difference of about 3 meters . As a reference the red-white meter marking adjacent to the shadow selfie .

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...when the water is gone .
(on the exposed bed of the river Maas (the Meuse) .

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Nijmegen , the Netherlands .
The absence of shipping during the last days combined with moderately low temperatures have enabled the formation of a thin layer of ice (partly covered with snow) .

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