“The gate in Čertovka opens when the water flow drops below 450 cubic metres per second, “ said Petra Krainová, press agent of Lower Vltava Catchment Area.
„This also means that the first degree of flooding has been called off,“ she added.
Simultaneously, those places along the river that had been closed have been reopened and P5 ferry boat between Jiráskovo Náměstí and Císařská Louka resumed its operation... “P1, P2 and P4 ferry boats are still out of service – their operation is expected to resume on Monday the 13th or Tuesday the 14th of July, “said the spokesperson for ROPID, Filip Drápal.
“Cruises before and after Prague will resume in the course of next week, “said the Director of Lower Vltava Catchment Area, Jiří Friedl. Towards the centre of Prague, water traffic is permitted as soon as the flow drops to 600 cubic metres, yet it will not be until Monday or Tuesday that Troja will be served by boats. Gradually, as the flow drops, water traffic to Štěchovice and Mělník will resume its normal operation.
“Water traffic before Prague is still not possible as the flow in Štěchovice is 350 cubic metres, which makes it impossible to install floating signs, “said Mr. Friedl. As for the Berounka and the Sázava, both these rivers have the flow of 40 cubic metres per second, so there is no danger there.