The Emscher originally flowed into the Rhine at Duisburg-Bruckhausen. Since the drainage of the estuary was repeatedly disturbed due to subsidence, the Emschergenossenschaft relocated the route twice to the north. Between 1938 and 1949, today's Emscher lower course between Oberhausen and Dinslaken was laid out in this way. During the construction of the new Emscher estuary on the Stapp, a several meter drop into the Rhine was planned in order to have a reserve for future subsidence. This difference in height is now used to generate electricity: A turbine is integrated into the mouth structure, which is driven by the Emscher water. Only at higher water levels does the Emscher partially flow past it and directly into the Rhine.

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Location: Dinslaken, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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