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Voorne Canal
The Voorne Canal (Also "Canal through Voorne", In Dutch: or ) is a former ship canal on Voorne-Putten in South Holland, the Netherlands. It was the first canal to connect Rotterdam to the sea. Construction of the canal started in 1826 and was completed in 1829. Until the completion of the Nieuwe Waterweg in 1872 it was the main connection from Rotterdam to the sea for ocean going ships. Characteristics The path of the canal traverses Voorne, with one end at the eastern harbor of Hellevoetsluis and the other near Heenvliet. It starts at a point just west of Heenvliet on the north coast of the island. About 200 m south of this point, it has been dammed of. The dam has culverts to enable the Brielse Meer to discharge to the south. The hamlet Nieuwesluis and the northern lock have been demolished and have disappeared below what is now the southern bank of the . North of where it is dammed off, a small section is still accessible from the Voedingskanaal Brielse Meer. This s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Canal
A ship canal is a canal especially intended to accommodate ships used on the oceans, seas, or lakes to which it is connected. Definition Ship canals can be distinguished from barge canals, which are intended to carry barges and other vessels specifically designed for river and/or canal navigation. Ships capable of navigating large bodies of open water typically have more draft, and are higher above the water than vessels for inland navigation. A ship canal therefore typically offers deeper water and higher bridge clearances than a barge canal suitable for vessels of similar length and width constraints. Ship canals may be specially constructed from the start to accommodate ships, or less frequently they may be enlarged barge canals or ''canalized '' or channelized rivers. There are no specific minimum dimensions for ship canals, with the size being largely dictated by the size of ships in use nearby at the time of construction or enlargement. Ship canals may be constructed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brielse Maas
The Brielse Maas is a dammed river between the North Sea and the Oude Maas in the southern part of the Dutch province of South Holland. The town of Brielle, which gave it its name, is located on the south bank. The Brielse Maas was dammed before the flood of 1953. Originally the Brielse Maas was part of the Nieuwe Maas: at the Vondelingenplaat the Oude Maas and the Nieuwe Maas came together and split into the Brielse Maas and the Scheur. The area between Scheur and Brielse Maas was the island of Rozenburg. The damming of the Brielse Maas was part of an extensive plan to make the islands of Rozenburg, Voorne-Putten and Welplaat into one water management unit. This was necessary because of the harmful effects of the increased salinization of fresh water. The works also consisted of a dam in the Botlek, a canal through the Hartel area and a system of fencing, drainage and inlet locks. In 1949, the construction of a dam, the Brielse Maasdam over the 900 meter wide salt marsh o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
