Kind:
Inland

Driving areas:
🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 Netherlands

Length:
89.3 km¹, 182 km official total length
¹River kilometers or bank length recorded in NavShip, including river arms and harbor entrances.

Availability:
Completely recorded
Recent Update: 09.04.2025²
² This date indicates when an adjustment last took place in the course of the body of water

Recorded:
Locks: 6
Harbours / marinas: 3
Bridges: 26
Berths: 0
Slipways: 0
Fuelstations: 0

Useful information:
The Vechte rises in western Münsterland in Germany, crosses the Dutch-German border at Laar and flows into the Zwarte Water in the Netherlands north of Zwolle.

Due to the low water level of the Vecht in summer, the zompen were invented in the 17th century. These are a type of boat for transporting goods weighing up to 8.5 tonnes, with a very shallow draught of only 40 cm.

Today, thanks to its seven locks and barrages, it is navigable from its mouth at Zwolle to Junne, above Ommen, for ships with a draught of up to one metre.

Route:

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Information about data associated with this body of water (35 available):
Data by OpenSeaMap (c) OSM contributors, www.openseamap.org

#	Kind	Coordinates	Name	Information
1	Marina	52.53516,6.14805	Terra Nautic
2	Marina	52.50109,6.25548	De Vechtvaarder
3	Marina	52.5014,6.25675	Passantenhaven Dalfsen
4	Bridge	52.57269,6.94472	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
5	Bridge	52.57808,6.9296	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
6	Bridge	52.59628,6.89609	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
7	Bridge	52.60242,6.85736	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
8	Bridge	52.60121,6.83146	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
9	Bridge	52.60304,6.79752	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
10	Bridge	52.61158,6.73881	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
11	Bridge	52.61161,6.73867	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
12	Bridge	52.65902,6.7363	Spoorbrug Coevorderstadsgracht	Clearance height: 1.7 m Maximum passage width: 9 m Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
13	Bridge	52.65613,6.73175	Leeuwerikenbrug	Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
14	Bridge	52.52954,6.14426	Bruggenhoekbrug	Clearance height: 5.15 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
15	Bridge	52.52871,6.14441	Bruggenhoekbrug	Clearance height: 5.15 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
16	Bridge	52.52059,6.16952	Spoorbrug Zwolle	Clearance height: 4.8 m Maximum passage width: 5.5 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
17	Bridge	52.50269,6.25989	Brug Dalfsen	Clearance height: 2.75 m Movable bridge (e.g. lifting bridge or drawbridge)
18	Bridge	52.51562,6.38958	Varsenerbrug	Clearance height: 4.75 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
19	Bridge	52.51706,6.42375	Hessel Mulertbrug	Clearance height: 3.5 m Maximum passage width: 35.2 m Rigid, immovable bridge construction
20	Bridge	52.51544,6.55858	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
21	Bridge	52.56001,6.61672	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
22	Bridge	52.56726,6.6174	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
23	Bridge	52.57287,6.61516	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
24	Bridge	52.57514,6.61467	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
25	Bridge	52.57859,6.61681	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
26	Bridge	52.5803,6.62812	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
27	Bridge	52.6111,6.65678	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
28	Bridge	52.6215,6.69884	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
29	Bridge	52.6212,6.6992	Unknown	Rigid, immovable bridge construction
30	Lock	52.51855,6.21297	Unknown
31	Lock	52.52122,6.33586	Stuw Vilsteren
32	Lock	52.52725,6.49814	Unknown
33	Lock	52.52049,6.5679	Unknown
34	Lock	52.56739,6.61733	Unknown
35	Lock	52.62159,6.69474	Unknown