Emms Estuary

The Ems meets the Wadden Sea through a broad estuary between the Dutch and German coasts. The Dollart, a shallow bay south of Emden, forms part of this tidal landscape of mudflats, channels and salt marshes. River water and the North Sea mingle here, and changing depths have long shaped the routes used by ships entering ports such as Emden and Delfzijl. At low tide extensive banks emerge from the water.