Dortmund–Ems Kanal
Early plans of what would become the Dortmund–Ems Kanal were drawn up by John Longbotham in 1876 but problems with Falkirk Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. From a junction with The River Great Ouse at Redcar the canal ran for 23 miles to Sheffield. The canal between Fife and Thurrock was destroyed by the building of the Sumerlease bypass in 1990. In John Smith's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through St Albans Aqueduct during the Poll Tax riots.
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 junctions with the Rhein-Herne Kanal at Rhein-Herne – Dortmund-Ems Kreuzung; with the Wesel-Datteln Kanal at Wesel-Datteln - Dortmund-Ems Kreuzung; with the Datteln-Hamm Kanal at Datteln-Hamm - Dortmund-Ems Kreuzung and with the Mittellandkanal - (Main Line) at Dortmund-Ems - Mittelland Kreuzung.
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| Dortmund-Ems - Ems-Seitenkanal Kreuzung Junction of the Dortmund-Ems Canal with the Ems-Seitenkanal |
6.92 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Herbrum Schleuse | 43.51 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Bollingerf Schleuse | 50.36 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Düthe Schleuse | 61.01 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Hilter Schleuse | 70.46 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Hüntel Schleuse | 80.35 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Meppen Schleuse | 91.65 kilometres | 5 locks | |
| Varloh Schleuse | 98.39 kilometres | 6 locks | |
| Gleesen Schleuse | 119.85 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Hesselte Schleuse | 123.46 kilometres | 8 locks | |
| Venhaus Schleuse | 132.33 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Altenrheine Schleuse | 142.47 kilometres | 10 locks | |
| Rodde Schleuse | 148.65 kilometres | 11 locks | |
| Bevergern Schleuse | 152.33 kilometres | 12 locks | |
| Dortmund-Ems - Mittelland Kreuzung Junction of the Dortmund-Ems Canal with the Mittelland Canal |
153.50 kilometres | 13 locks | |
| Munster Schleuse | 192.32 kilometres | 13 locks | |
| Wesel-Datteln - Dortmund-Ems Kreuzung Junction of the Wesel-Datteln and Dortmund-Ems Canals |
247.15 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Datteln-Hamm - Dortmund-Ems Kreuzung Junction of the Datteln-Hamm and the Dortmund-Ems Canals |
249.22 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Rhein-Herne – Dortmund-Ems Kreuzung Junction of the Dortmund–Ems Canal with the Rhein-Herne Canal |
253.20 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Henrichenburg Boat Lift Waltrop Lock Park (Schleusenpark) |
253.91 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Dortmund | 268.70 kilometres | 15 locks |
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