Theodor Rehbock River Engineering Laboratory

The Theodor Rehbock River Engineering Laboratory of the Institute of Water and River Engineering at KIT is one of the oldest and most traditional hydraulic engineering laboratories in the world. With an area of 2500 m², physical model experiments can be operated with automated measurement, control and regulation technology. A pump system with a constant flow rate of up to 450 L/s is available for conducting the experiments. In the river engineering laboratory, researchers and students investigate processes in rivers on different scales, such as protective measures for flood hazards or the control and regulation of hydropower plants. Another important field of research is the renaturation of flowing waters and their biological passability for fish.