Kind:
Sea

Driving areas:
🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 Netherlands🌊 North Sea

Length:
264.8 km¹, 371 km official total length
¹River kilometers or bank length recorded in NavShip, including river arms and harbor entrances.

Availability:
Completely recorded
Recent Update: 18.04.2025²
² This date indicates when an adjustment last took place in the course of the body of water

Recorded:
Locks: 5
Harbours / marinas: 28
Bridges: 58
Berths: 22
Slipways: 9
Fuelstations: 1

Useful information:
The Ems is the second longest river in Germany after the Weser, which originates in Germany and flows into the sea. The source is located in the Senne Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, and the mouth is located northwest of Emden in the North Sea. The river is navigable for a length of 206 km, with the majority of this stretch being a federal waterway. The natural and non-navigable sections are popular among canoeists. Many parts of the Ems are also designated as protected landscapes.

In Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, there is the Ems Adventure World, where visitors can learn interactively about the river from its source to its mouth.

Route:

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Watermarks may not be removed under any circumstances.

Request waterway overview map with symbol legend here (Link).

Information about data associated with this body of water (121 available):
Data by OpenSeaMap (c) OSM contributors, www.openseamap.org

#	Kind	Coordinates	Name	Information
1	Marina	53.31676,7.2823	Sportboot-Liegeplätze
2	Marina	53.31686,7.28129	Ditzum
3	Marina	53.31768,7.28261	Hafen Ditzum
4	Marina	53.31852,7.27853	Unknown
5	Marina	53.10173,7.36764	Yachtclub Papenburg e.V.	https://www.ycpapenburg.de/
6	Marina	53.16688,7.3661	Sportboothafen Weener (Ems)	+49 4951 1691 https://www.weener.de/index.php?sid=07f23cqhu3s3qitalsu27a2mqk4ud6d7&,m=1&,hid=283
7	Marina	53.29007,7.37885	Yachtclub Midlum Ostfriesland e.V. (YCMO)	yachtcmo@online.de http://yachtclub-midlum.de/
8	Marina	53.2644,7.39251	Wassersportverein Luv up eV Jemgum	info@luv-up.de +49 170 4720644 https://www.luv-up.de/
9	Marina	53.10079,7.3659	Sportboot-Warteplatz Seeschleuse Papenburg
10	Marina	53.10267,7.3639	Papenburg Lock	Wartesteg für Sportboote an der Seeschleuse Papenburg
11	Marina	53.08679,7.38489	YCT
12	Marina	53.22601,7.41875	Yachthafen Ems-Marina Bingum	+49 491 4421 https://www.ems-marina-bingum.de/index.php/de/yachthafen/default.php
13	Marina	52.4699,7.30581	Marina Hotel am Wasserfall	https://www.hotel-am-wasserfall.de/de/index.html
14	Marina	52.78592,7.24751	Yachthafen Emspark Haren	+49 173 4645990
15	Marina	52.79606,7.26285	Marina Blaue Donau	+49 152 28026122 http://mbc-blaue-donau-raken.npage.de/
16	Marina	52.86024,7.30099	Sportboothafen Lathen	05-APR-09 9:13:04 karl-heinz.weber@lathen.de +49 5933 6643 http://sg-lathen.de/gemeinden/samtgemeinde-lathen/
17	Marina	52.86018,7.30114	WSC Lathen
18	Marina	52.87014,7.31297	Sportboothafen Lathen	karl-heinz.weber@lathen.de +49 5933 6643 http://sg-lathen.de/gemeinden/samtgemeinde-lathen/
19	Marina	52.88035,7.31115	Sportboothafen Fresenburg
20	Marina	52.9296,7.29109	Marinapark Emstal	info@marinapark.de +49 4963 910810 http://www.marinapark.de/
21	Marina	53.02337,7.32275	Ems Yacht Club Lingen	südlich der Schleuse Herbrum, gezeitenfrei
22	Marina	52.69265,7.28536	Anleger Campingplatz
23	Marina	53.07037,7.2828	Wassersportclub Rhede (Ems)	https://www.wsc-rhede-ems.de/
24	Marina	52.47451,7.30476	Yacht Club Lingen (Ems) - YCL	info@yachtclub-lingen.de +49 171 3133367 http://www.yachtclub-lingen.de/
25	Marina	52.47538,7.30412	Ems-Yacht-Club Rheine	karge@eyc-rheine.de +49 171 8954338 https://www.eyc-rheine.de/
26	Marina	52.48066,7.2995	Ems Yachtclub Lingen	ha.steinhoff@t-online.de +49 591 2213 https://www.eyc-lingen.de/
27	Marina	52.70981,7.28388	YCHE - Yachtclub Hase Ems Meppen	info@yachtclub-meppen.de +49 5931 87101 https://www.meppener-yachtclub.de/
28	Marina	52.5162,7.31311	Alter Hafen Lingen
29	Bridge	53.10321,7.35216	193	Clearance height: 5.21 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
30	Bridge	53.21805,7.42629	Jann-Berghaus-Brücke	Clearance height: 7.15 m Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
31	Bridge	53.32071,7.30676	Unknown	Clearance height: 5.25 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
32	Bridge	53.32006,7.30679	Unknown	Clearance height: 8.0 m
33	Bridge	53.31987,7.30682	Unknown
34	Bridge	53.32075,7.3066	Binnenschifffahrtsöffnung	Segmenttor
35	Bridge	53.10242,7.36452	Unknown	Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
36	Bridge	53.08872,7.38633	Unknown	Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
37	Bridge	53.08904,7.38587	Unknown	Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
38	Bridge	53.08911,7.38573	Unknown	Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
39	Bridge	53.32182,7.30664	Unknown	Clearance height: 8.0 m
40	Bridge	53.32187,7.30668	Unknown
41	Bridge	53.08636,7.38821	Unknown	Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
42	Bridge	52.75926,7.23548	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
43	Bridge	52.75956,7.23579	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
44	Bridge	52.26867,7.45502	Osnabrücker Ei- senbahnbrücke	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
45	Bridge	52.27769,7.44324	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
46	Bridge	52.27898,7.44168	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
47	Bridge	52.27998,7.44033	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
48	Bridge	52.28547,7.43515	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
49	Bridge	52.29705,7.4311	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
50	Bridge	52.30904,7.41851	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
51	Bridge	52.32755,7.35648	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
52	Bridge	52.34432,7.34991	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
53	Bridge	52.40365,7.32917	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
54	Bridge	52.46852,7.31158	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
55	Bridge	52.47587,7.30171	Nr. 149	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
56	Bridge	52.49282,7.29512	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
57	Bridge	52.49472,7.29583	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
58	Bridge	52.50354,7.30612	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
59	Bridge	52.51401,7.31167	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
60	Bridge	52.52439,7.30808	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
61	Bridge	52.52685,7.30766	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
62	Bridge	52.53864,7.29643	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
63	Bridge	52.55877,7.29891	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
64	Bridge	52.55893,7.29904	Erdöltransportleitung Osterwald - Holthausen	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
65	Bridge	52.5712,7.30996	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
66	Bridge	52.5773,7.31113	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
67	Bridge	52.59859,7.30891	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
68	Bridge	52.6226,7.30718	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
69	Bridge	52.65443,7.30547	Haarbrücke	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
70	Bridge	52.68573,7.29981	Helter Brücke	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
71	Bridge	52.69161,7.29588	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
72	Bridge	52.6942,7.29262	Hase-Hubbrücke	Clearance height: 4.85 m Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
73	Bridge	52.70031,7.28743	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
74	Bridge	52.72307,7.26616	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
75	Bridge	52.73296,7.26057	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
76	Bridge	52.74006,7.26019	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
77	Bridge	52.74828,7.2598	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
78	Bridge	52.7849,7.25072	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
79	Bridge	52.79008,7.24782	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
80	Bridge	52.86648,7.31011	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
81	Bridge	53.03063,7.3178	Unknown	Clearance height: 4.53 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
82	Bridge	53.06305,7.28293	191	Clearance height: 4.51 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
83	Bridge	53.07221,7.28492	Unknown	Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
84	Bridge	52.4821,7.2987	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
85	Bridge	52.51706,7.31121	Leinpfadbruecke	Clearance height: 4.57 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
86	Bridge	52.69395,7.29786	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
87	Slipway	53.10118,7.36705	Unknown	small_craft_facility
88	Slipway	53.16606,7.36468	Sportboothafen	small_craft_facility
89	Slipway	53.30949,7.3412	Unknown	small_craft_facility
90	Slipway	52.78521,7.24675	Unknown	small_craft_facility
91	Slipway	52.79363,7.24771	Unknown	small_craft_facility
92	Slipway	52.85943,7.30052	Unknown	small_craft_facility
93	Slipway	52.92944,7.29061	Unknown	small_craft_facility
94	Slipway	53.06995,7.28155	Unknown	small_craft_facility
95	Slipway	52.70957,7.28392	Unknown	small_craft_facility
96	Berth	53.31691,7.28244	Unknown
97	Berth	53.15251,7.3743	Liegestelle Wartestelle	fleeting
98	Berth	53.15524,7.37427	Liegestelle Wartestelle	fleeting
99	Berth	53.16539,7.37024	Liegestelle Wartestelle	fleeting
100	Berth	53.1679,7.36863	Außenanleger / Wartesteg Schleuse Weener	fleeting
101	Berth	53.20676,7.41413	Liegestelle Wartestelle	fleeting
102	Berth	53.21343,7.4251	Liegestelle Wartestelle	fleeting
103	Berth	53.26555,7.40092	Leer-Nord
104	Berth	53.31428,7.34107	Liegestelle	fleeting
105	Berth	53.3209,7.3252	Liegestelle Warteplatz	fleeting
106	Berth	53.32228,7.32138	Liegestelle Warteplatz	fleeting
107	Berth	53.32216,7.30907	Unknown	buoy
108	Berth	53.32248,7.27864	Liegestelle Warteplatz	fleeting
109	Berth	53.10079,7.3659	Sportboot-Warteplatz Seeschleuse Papenburg	fleeting
110	Berth	53.10267,7.3639	Papenburg Lock	Wartesteg für Sportboote an der Seeschleuse Papenburg fleeting
111	Berth	53.41242,6.94772	Unknown
112	Berth	53.33038,7.19402	Emden-Reede 1	anchorage
113	Berth	53.33067,7.19949	Emden-Reede	explosives
114	Berth	53.32955,7.20763	Emden-Reede 3	anchorage
115	Berth	53.31961,7.25494	Unknown
116	Berth	53.03999,7.31776	Herbrum-West	fleeting
117	Berth	53.04415,7.31762	Herbrum-Ost	fleeting
118	Fuel station	52.70966,7.28394	Schonhoff GBR Mineralöle	+49 5931 7061
118	Fuel station	52.70966,7.28394	Schonhoff GBR Mineralöle	+49 5931 7061
119	Lock	52.2811,7.43959	Emswehr
120	Lock	52.9022,7.31119	Düther
121	Lock	52.9846,7.31308	Bollingerfähr	+49 4963 1638 78
121	Lock	52.9846,7.31308	Bollingerfähr	+49 4963 1638 78