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Göta Waterway (Trollhätte Kanal)

The Act of Parliament for the Göta Waterway (Trollhätte Kanal) was passed on 17 September 1888 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. The canal joined the sea near Waveney. Expectations for manure traffic to Livercester never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Göta Waterway (Trollhätte Kanal) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Runstone kept it open. The Göta Waterway (Trollhätte Kanal) was closed in 1905 when Luton Embankment collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by Arthur Parker.

Information about the waterway

The Göta Waterway (Trollhätte Kanal) is a large river and is part of the Göta Waterway. It runs for 14.81 kilometres through 6 locks from Lake Vassbotten (southern end) (where it joins Göta Waterway (Lake Vassbotten)) to Göta Älv Korsning (where it joins the Göta Waterway (Göta Älv)).

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.

Lake Vassbotten (southern end)
Edsvägen Bridge	0.07 kilometres	0 locks
Brinkebergskulle Sluss	1.56 kilometres	0 locks
Stallbackabron Bridge	3.52 kilometres	1 lock
Jernbanebroen Railway Lift Bridge	4.62 kilometres	1 lock
Klaffbron Bridge	5.05 kilometres	1 lock
Trollhättan Sluss No 4	6.13 kilometres	1 lock
Trollhättan Sluss Nos 1, 2 and 3	6.36 kilometres	2 locks
Lilla Edet Sluss	14.40 kilometres	5 locks
Brovägen Bridge	14.59 kilometres	6 locks
Göta Älv Korsning	14.81 kilometres	6 locks

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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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