The small waterfall is also known as Cracauer Waterfall. The flow rate of the Old Elbe or Stromelbe is regulated via the small weir.

As early as the middle of the 17th century, the first weir was built to influence the level of the water in favor of shipping. The weir you see today was shaped between 1968 and 1969.

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The Cracauer Waterfall is a weir in the Old Elbe in the Magdeburg district of Cracau. The weir blocks the flow through the Old Elbe completely at low water levels and partially at medium water levels. This increases the amount of water flowing through the Elbe west of the Rotehorn Park and in the area of the Domfelsen. By changing the flow rate, the weir contributes to the formation of sand deposits in the Old Elbe, which obstruct access to the boathouses on the Old Elbe.

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Location: Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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