The Regulator of Lake Lucerne
Location
Reussteg
6003 Luzern
Description
The Reuss defence from 1861 is one of the few needle weirs in the world still preserved today. The individual wooden needles have to be positioned by hand so that they regulate the water level of the Reuss. It is considered an important monument of technical history.
Picture Credits
© Garth J.M. Aerts