Discussion:Rotte (rivière)

Where does the Rotte end?

Utilisatrice:Cathrotterdam, in a discussion on my discussion page at the Dutch WP asked me:

"where does the Rotte ends exactly : does it end in the center of Rotterdam (which place then, just on the north of the Binnenrotte?) or is it all going into the Boezem and to the Oostplein at the pomping station (but then it's not called Rotte?)."

This is one of those nagging little things about my home town Rotterdam. Essentially, Cathrotterdam got it right. The river Rotte runs from Moerkapelle to Rotterdam. The river used to flow freely into the river Meuse, until it was dammed in the 12th century. That dam gave Rotterdam its name and still exists invisibly as the Hoogstraat. A lock in that dam was used to drain river water into what is now the Oude Haven, which was open to the river Meuse. The part of the Rotte north of that dam was (and still is) called Binnenrotte, which was filled in to make room for a railway to Dordrecht in 1871. An alternative route for shipping remained through the canals Stokviswater, Delftsevaart, Steigersgracht and Leuvekolk where a lock and an underground passage connected it to the Leuvehaven which is open to the Nieuwe Maas. This passage was closed for the construction of the east-to-west metro line in the 1970s.

This view in Google Maps shows all those bits of water.

Pumping station mr. U.G. Schilthuis

The drainage of the Rotte has been through the canal Boezem ever since the 1770s, first through a series of windmills and since 1897 by a steam-driven pumping station at the Oostplein, which pumps excess water into the Boerengat harbour, which in turn is open to the Nieuwe Maas. In 1977 it was replaced by a modern diesel-fueled and electric pumping station called gemaal mr. U.G. Schilthuis.

So in short: the river Rotte ends in Rotterdam at the Admiraal de Ruyterweg, where it becomes Stokviswater. This canal connects to, in order, Delftsevaart, Steigersgracht and Leuvekolk, where the water simply ends. River water flows through the Boezem and is pumped into the Boerengat at Oostplein.

Bonjour Magere Hein , I understand better now (it's hard enough to understand but we also have to understand how this changed over time,I thought that may be the riven still flows underground to the Leuvenhaven... So I get it now). I will add all this information (or complete it) in the article. Do you have a reference ? Cheers and tot straks ! Cathrotterdam (discuter) 2 novembre 2017 à 11:23 (CET)

Hi, I've made some changes to integrate your information, but it's still not completely clear. But I'll come back to it later, I don't have time for it in the next days. Let me know if you see something wrong. Don't hesitate to add references. Cheers, Cathrotterdam (discuter) 2 novembre 2017 à 12:19 (CET)