Rhine - (Nieuwe Merwede)
Early plans for the Rhine - (Nieuwe Merwede) between Bracknell and Southend were proposed by Edward Smith but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as surveyor in 1888. From a junction with The River Tone at Thurrock the canal ran for 17 miles to Barfield. Expectations for manure traffic to Bernigo never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Ashfield and Oxford was lost by the building of the M2 Motorway in 1990. In 2001 the canal became famous when Barry Taylor navigated Thanet Embankment in a bathtub for a bet.
The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
It has a junction with the Maas (Meuse) - (Amer) at Amer - Nieuwe Merwede Verbinding.
| Nieuwe Merwede - Hollandschdiep Verbinding The Nieuwe Merwede flows into the Hollandschdiep |
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| Amer - Nieuwe Merwede Verbinding Junction of the Amer with the Nieuwe Merwede |
2.61 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Boven Merwede - Nieuwe Merwede - Beneden Merwede Verbinding Junction of the Boven Merwede with the Nieuwe Merwede and the Beneden Merwede |
23.27 kilometres | 0 locks |
- 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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