Rhine River water level in the Netherlands drops to 160-year low

The water level in the Rhine River in the Netherlands has dropped to its lowest level in 160 years, according to the newspaper NRC, citing data from the Kingdom's Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management. Today, the water level near the town of Lobith, where the Rhine crosses the border between Germany and the Netherlands, fell to a historic low of 6.09 meters relative to the Normal Amsterdam Level—the national reference point for zero elevation used in the country.