The Hagestein Weir and Lock Complex is located in the Lek River near the village of Hagestein in the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It consists of a weir and a lock. The complex was completed in 1960. The complex is similar to the one at Driel and the one at Amerongen. With these three dams together, a large part of the water management of the Netherlands can be regulated.
The waterway is CEMT-class Va. The maximum permitted dimensions are:
general 110.00 m long and 22.80 m wide
pushed or coupled 110.00 m long and 17.70 m wide.
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