Utrecht boating data

Utrecht on the water in numbers

How much of Utrecht can you actually explore by boat? We mapped the city's waterways, bridges, locks, swimming spots and places to stop, and this page sets out what that data shows.

Last checked 7 October 2026
Rijkswaterstaat, EuRIS, OpenStreetMap

Plan a route by water Open the map

By the numbers

Utrecht by the numbers what the water holds.

113 km: of waterway on our Utrecht map
211: bridges mapped
17: places to stop, checked by hand

Key findings

What we found

We map 211 bridges on Utrecht's water, 31 of which openNone publishes an official clearance to the national feed, so we show each one as unknown.
De Bilt averaged 32 days of 25 °C or more a year in 2016-25In 1952-61 it averaged 16, according to KNMI daily records.
Decades of water and weather records sit behind today’s numbersKNMI records go back to 1952 and Rijkswaterstaat records to 1981. See how the water and the weather have changed

Waterways

Utrecht's waterways every route follows them.

Floating Today maps about 113 km of waterway in 443 segments on our Utrecht map, which reaches beyond the city into the lakes and polders. Every route in the app is drawn along these lines.

See the waterways on the map

Bridges

211 bridges, 31 of which open.

Floating Today maps 211 bridges in Utrecht, 31 of which open. None publishes an official clearance to the national feed, so the height board at each bridge is the only figure.

Explore all 211 bridges

Locks and notices

0 locks, no notice in force today.

Floating Today maps 0 locks in Utrecht. No official notice is in force on its bridges and locks today. We check the notices to skippers on EuRIS every day.

See every lock and what is closed today

Places to stop

17 places to stop, each checked by hand.

Floating Today curates 17 places to stop in Utrecht, each checked by hand: where you can tie up, what is allowed, whether there is a toilet. This is the part of the map no public dataset holds.

Find places to stop on the map

Swimming

1 swim spot, none officially monitored.

Floating Today maps 1 swim spot in Utrecht. None is an officially monitored bathing water, so there is no official status to pass on.

Find swimming spots on the map

Data and methodology

How we built it from official data to this page.

Source
Official figures from Rijkswaterstaat, EuRIS and the City; waterways and bridges from OpenStreetMap.
Curate
Every place to stop is checked by hand: where to tie up, what is allowed, what is there.
Calculate
Every count, share and distance on this page is calculated from the data above.
Show honestly
Where a figure does not exist, we say so rather than estimate one.

Sources: Rijkswaterstaat FIS (CC0)EuRIS notices to skippersOpenStreetMap (ODbL)Zwemwater (bathing water register)
Coverage: Utrecht
Last checked: 7 October 2026
Updated: Notices, lock data and swimming status daily; places to stop as we check them; waterways and bridges with each release
About the data: Bridge clearances, lock data and notices are official figures, shown as published. Waterways and bridge positions come from OpenStreetMap.
What we add: The places to stop (curated by hand), and every count, share and distance on this page, which Floating Today calculated from the data above. Where a figure does not exist, we say so rather than estimate one.

We do not smooth, model or forecast any figure. Read the board at the bridge, the lock or the quay before you rely on a number.

Explore Utrecht by water

You have the numbers. The map has every one of these places, and a route shows the bridges and locks on your way.

Plan a route by water Open the map

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Utrecht boating data

Utrecht on the water in numbers

How much of Utrecht can you actually explore by boat? We mapped the city's waterways, bridges, locks, swimming spots and places to stop, and this page sets out what that data shows.

Last checked 7 October 2026
Rijkswaterstaat, EuRIS, OpenStreetMap

Plan a route by water Open the map

By the numbers

Utrecht by the numbers what the water holds.

113 km: of waterway on our Utrecht map
211: bridges mapped
17: places to stop, checked by hand

Key findings

What we found

We map 211 bridges on Utrecht's water, 31 of which openNone publishes an official clearance to the national feed, so we show each one as unknown.
De Bilt averaged 32 days of 25 °C or more a year in 2016-25In 1952-61 it averaged 16, according to KNMI daily records.
Decades of water and weather records sit behind today’s numbersKNMI records go back to 1952 and Rijkswaterstaat records to 1981. See how the water and the weather have changed

Waterways

Utrecht's waterways every route follows them.

Floating Today maps about 113 km of waterway in 443 segments on our Utrecht map, which reaches beyond the city into the lakes and polders. Every route in the app is drawn along these lines.

See the waterways on the map

Bridges

211 bridges, 31 of which open.

Floating Today maps 211 bridges in Utrecht, 31 of which open. None publishes an official clearance to the national feed, so the height board at each bridge is the only figure.

Explore all 211 bridges

Locks and notices

0 locks, no notice in force today.

Floating Today maps 0 locks in Utrecht. No official notice is in force on its bridges and locks today. We check the notices to skippers on EuRIS every day.

See every lock and what is closed today

Places to stop

17 places to stop, each checked by hand.

Floating Today curates 17 places to stop in Utrecht, each checked by hand: where you can tie up, what is allowed, whether there is a toilet. This is the part of the map no public dataset holds.

Find places to stop on the map

Swimming

1 swim spot, none officially monitored.

Floating Today maps 1 swim spot in Utrecht. None is an officially monitored bathing water, so there is no official status to pass on.

Find swimming spots on the map

Data and methodology

How we built it from official data to this page.

Source
Official figures from Rijkswaterstaat, EuRIS and the City; waterways and bridges from OpenStreetMap.
Curate
Every place to stop is checked by hand: where to tie up, what is allowed, what is there.
Calculate
Every count, share and distance on this page is calculated from the data above.
Show honestly
Where a figure does not exist, we say so rather than estimate one.

Sources: Rijkswaterstaat FIS (CC0)EuRIS notices to skippersOpenStreetMap (ODbL)Zwemwater (bathing water register)
Coverage: Utrecht
Last checked: 7 October 2026
Updated: Notices, lock data and swimming status daily; places to stop as we check them; waterways and bridges with each release
About the data: Bridge clearances, lock data and notices are official figures, shown as published. Waterways and bridge positions come from OpenStreetMap.
What we add: The places to stop (curated by hand), and every count, share and distance on this page, which Floating Today calculated from the data above. Where a figure does not exist, we say so rather than estimate one.

We do not smooth, model or forecast any figure. Read the board at the bridge, the lock or the quay before you rely on a number.

Explore Utrecht by water

You have the numbers. The map has every one of these places, and a route shows the bridges and locks on your way.

Plan a route by water Open the map