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River Weser (Drakenburg Loop)

The River Weser (Drakenburg Loop) was built by Cecil Green and opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Lisburn to Port Talbot canal at Northcester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Manstone at Preston caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Blackburn instead. According to John Parker's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Newbury Tunnel is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

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The River Weser (Drakenburg Loop) is a large river and is part of the River Weser. It runs for 10.46 kilometres through 1 lock from Weser - Schleusenkanal (Drakenburg) Kreuzung (Nord) (where it joins the River Weser (Main Line)) to Weser - Schleusenkanal (Drakenburg) Kreuzung (Süd) (where it joins the River Weser (Main Line)).

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.

Weser - Schleusenkanal (Drakenburg) Kreuzung (Nord) Junction of the canalized section with the River Weser (via Drakenburg) and Prahmschleuse
Prahmschleuse Drakenburger Wehr	8.38 kilometres	0 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal (Drakenburg) Kreuzung (Süd) Junction of the canalized section with the River Weser (via Drakenburg) and Prahmschleuse	10.46 kilometres	1 lock

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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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The Weser ([ˈveːzɐ]) is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is 50 km (31 mi) further north against the ports of Bremerhaven and Nordenham. The latter is on the Butjadingen Peninsula. It then merges into the North Sea via two highly saline, estuarine mouths.

It connects to the canal network running east-west across the North German Plain.

The river combined with the Werra – a dialectal form of Weser – runs 744 km (462 mi). This makes up the longest river wholly in Germany. The Weser itself is 452 km (281 mi) long. The Werra rises in Thuringia, the German State south of the main projection (tongue) of Lower Saxony.

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[Weser] The Weser ([ˈveːzɐ]) is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. [Battle of Idistaviso] Idistaviso, sometimes known as a first Battle of Minden or Battle of the Weser River, was fought in 16 AD between Roman legions commanded by Roman emperor [Bremen] Northern Germany after Hamburg. Bremen is the largest city on the River Weser, the longest river flowing entirely in Germany, lying some 60 km (37 mi) upstream [Hamelin] (/ˈhæməlɪn/ HAM-(ə-)lin; German: Hameln [ˈhaːml̩n] (listen)) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont [On the Banks of the River Weser] On the Banks of the River Weser (German: An der Weser) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Carl Auen, Olga [Minden] lies on the River Weser, north of the Porta Westfalica gap between the ridges of the Weser Hills and Wiehen Hills. The Weser leaves the Weser Uplands and [Weser-Stadion] the north bank of the Weser River and is surrounded by lush green parks (the name 'Werder' is a regional German word for "river peninsula"). The city [Kleine Weser and Werdersee] Until 1968 the Kleine Weser and the Werdersee were part of the river Weser in Bremen, Germany. List of rivers of Bremen Coordinates: 53°03′57″N 8°48′30″E [East Frisian language] between the Dutch river Lauwers and the German river Weser. The area also included two small districts on the east bank of the Weser, the lands of Wursten [Bremerhaven] semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham. Though a relatively

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