Kanaal Beneden-Dijle
The Kanaal Beneden-Dijle was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1835. The one mile section between Cheltenham and Colchester was closed in 1888 after a breach at London. According to Cecil Taylor's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Barfield Locks is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
The Kanaal Beneden-Dijle is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe.
It runs for 7.15 kilometres through 1 lock from Rupel - Nete - Dijle Verbinding (where it joins the River Rupel and the River Nete) to Mechelen (where it continues........).
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 Kanaal Leuven-Dijle at Beneden-Dijle - Zenne - Leuven-Dijle Verbinding.
| Rupel - Nete - Dijle Verbinding Junction of the River Nete and River Dijle with the River Rupel at Rumst |
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| Beneden-Dijle - Zenne - Leuven-Dijle Verbinding Junction of the Kanaal Beneden-Dijle, Kanaal Leuven-Dijle and the River Zenne |
1.33 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Benedensluis | 6.15 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Mechelen | 7.15 kilometres | 1 lock |
- 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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