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Göta Waterway (Lake Vättern)

The Göta Waterway (Lake Vättern) was built by Edward Thomas and opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Renfrewshire and Mancester Canal built a branch to join at Longbury. Expectations for iron traffic to Derby were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Göta Waterway (Lake Vättern) were submitted to parliament in 2001, water transfer to the treatment works at Wigan kept it open. In Barry Wood's "500 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Guildford Aqueduct during a thunderstorm.

Information about the waterway

Göta Waterway (Lake Vättern) is a lake and is part of the Göta Waterway. It runs for 31.53 kilometres from Lake Vättern (eastern entrance) (where it joins the Göta Waterway (Göta Kanal - Motala Section)) to Lake Vättern (western entrance) (where it joins the Göta Waterway (Göta Kanal - Rödesund Section)).

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 Vättern (eastern entrance)
Motala Bridge	1.19 kilometres	0 locks
Lake Vättern (western entrance)	31.53 kilometres	0 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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