Wesel-Datteln Canal
The Wesel–Datteln Canal (German: Wesel-Datteln-Kanal) is a 60-kilometre (37 mi) long canal in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It runs along the northern edge of the Ruhr Area, from the Rhine near Wesel (51°38′21″N 6°36′25″E / 51.63917°N 6.60694°E) to the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Datteln (51°39′45″N 7°21′58″E / 51.66250°N 7.36611°E). It forms an important transport connection between the Lower Rhine and northern and eastern Germany, together with the parallel Rhine-Herne Canal.
Construction of the Wesel–Datteln Canal was started in 1915, and the canal was opened in 1930Lippe. The canal has six locks, at Friedrichsfeld, Hünxe, Dorsten, Flaesheim, Ahsen and Datteln. The main ports along the canal are in Marl (Chemiepark Marl and Auguste-Victoria).
. It runs parallel to the riverReferences
- Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Duisburg-Meiderich (in German)
51°39′45″N 7°0′17″E / 51.66250°N 7.00472°E
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wesel-Datteln-Kanal.