- Wesel-Datteln Canal
The Wesel-Datteln Canal ( _de. Wesel-Datteln-Kanal) is a 60 km long
canal inNorth Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany . It runs along the northern edge of theRuhr Area , from theRhine atWesel to theDortmund-Ems Canal atDatteln . It forms an important transport connection between the Lower Rhine and northern and eastern Germany, together with the parallelRhine-Herne Canal .Construction of the Wesel-Datteln Canal was started in 1915, and the canal was opened in 1930. It runs parallel to the river Lippe. The canal has six locks, at Friedrichsfeld,
Hünxe ,Dorsten , Flaesheim, Ahsen andDatteln . The mainport s along the canal are in Marl (Chemiepark Marl and Auguste-Victoria).References
* [http://www.wsa-duisburg-meiderich.wsv.de/Wasserstrassen/Westdeutsche-Kanaele/WDK/index.html Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Duisburg-Meiderich] De icon
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