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Göta Waterway (Göta Kanal - Söderköping Section)

Early plans for the Göta Waterway (Göta Kanal - Söderköping Section) between Southend and Westington were proposed by James Brindley but languished until John Longbotham was appointed as managing director in 1782. From a junction with The Reigate Canal at Glasgow the canal ran for 17 miles to Aylesbury. The 5 mile section between Lancaster and Southampton was closed in 1955 after a breach at Polstan. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Göta Waterway (Göta Kanal - Söderköping Section) campaign.

Information about the waterway

The Göta Waterway (Göta Kanal - Söderköping Section) is a broad canal and is part of the Göta Waterway. It runs for 16.86 kilometres through 12 locks from Göta - Slätbaken Korsning (where it joins the Göta Waterway (Slätbaken)) to Lake Asplången (eastern entrance) (where it joins Göta Waterway (Lake Asplången)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 88 metres long and 13.20 metres wide. The maximum headroom is 27 metres. The maximum draught is 5.40 metres.

Göta - Slätbaken Korsning Junction of the Göta Canal with Slätbaken
Mem Sluss	0.20 kilometres	0 locks
Tegelbruket Sluss	4.52 kilometres	1 lock
Söderköping Sluss	5.90 kilometres	2 locks
E22 Road Bridge	7.08 kilometres	3 locks
Duvkullen Nedre Sluss	7.99 kilometres	3 locks
Duvkullen Övre Sluss	8.43 kilometres	4 locks
Mariehov Nedre Sluss	8.86 kilometres	5 locks
Mariehov Övre Sluss	9.12 kilometres	6 locks
Carlsborg Nedre Sluss	9.40 kilometres	7 locks
Carlsborg Övre Sluss	9.70 kilometres	9 locks
801 Road Bridge	10.13 kilometres	11 locks
Göta Bridge No 3	12.27 kilometres	11 locks
Klämman Sluss	14.43 kilometres	11 locks
Snoveltorp Bridge	16.49 kilometres	12 locks
Lake Asplången (eastern entrance)	16.86 kilometres	12 locks

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External websites

VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe: The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners

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