Flood protection on the Murg

Rastatt is making every effort to achieve 100-year flood protection along the Murg river in the urban area - known as HQ100 by experts. This refers to a flood event that statistically occurs every 100 years. This is also referred to as a hundred-year flood or a hundred-year flood.

What has happened so far?

As part of the Murg Rastatt flood protection and ecology project (HÖP Rastatt for short) completed in 2014, the Murg foreland between Franzbrücke and Konrad-Adenauer-Brücke was removed by up to 60 centimetres so that more water can flow away. At the same time, near-natural bank areas were created. In the Große Brufert and Kleine Brufert districts in the north of the city, 57 hectares of the former Murg floodplain were also reactivated by relocating the flood embankments and branching out the riverbed. This has also created a valuable habitat for animals and plants. The first measures have already been implemented in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Regional Council and more are planned.

What happens next?

a new flood protection project started in 2023. You can find more information on the Murg Rastatt flood protection, dam renovation and water ecology project (HWS) on these pages.