Dalsland Canal
| Dalslands Canal | |
|---|---|
 Dalsland Canal near Håverud |
|
| location | Västra Götalands län , Sweden |
| length | 254 km of sailable waterways, 12 km of which canal |
| Built | 1864–1868 by Nils Ericson |
| Beginning | Vänern |
| The End | East |
| Descent structures | 17 lock stations with 31 lock chambers |
| Ports | 17 guest harbors |
| Junctions, crossings | Snack canal as a side waterway |
| Used river | Råvarpen, Laxsjön, Lelång, Foxen, Töck, Östen (lakes) |
| Outstanding structures | Trough bridge at Håverud |
| Information center, museum | Dalslands Canal AB
Kyrkogatan 14, 662 31 Åmål info@dalslandskanal.se (Canal Museum in Håverud) |
| Downhill | to the south |
The Dalsland Canal is an artificial waterway in Sweden that connects Lake Vänern with a number of lakes in the historic Dalsland Province and western Värmland .
The canal was built between 1864 and 1868 under the direction of the Swedish engineer Nils Ericson and, as it runs, it passes through lakes Råvarpen , Laxsjön , Lelång , Foxen and Töck until it ends in Lake Östen . Over the Foxen you get to the Stora Le , which is partly in Norway . Until the railway was built in the 1870s, iron ore and saw-timber were transported between Stora Le and Köpmannebro. The entire system is about 254 km long, but only 12 km have been re-dug or blasted out of the rock. Boats that pass through the canal pass through twelve locks and at Håverud over a prominent trough bridge that bridges rapids . The total height difference of the canal is 66 meters. The distance to today's Norwegian Haldenkanal is only 1.5 kilometers near Otteid. From 1827 to 1956 there was a raft route. For financial reasons, there is still no navigable connection. Over the Vänern you can reach the Göta and Trollhätte Canal .
Locks and distance table
| Lock station |
Lock chambers |
Time required (without waiting time) |
Travel time to the next lock |
km total |
sm | m ö.h. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köpmannebro | 1 | 10 min. | 45 min. | 0 | 0 | 44.2-44.4 |
| Upperud | 2 | 20 min. | 10 min. | 9.5 | 4.8 | 44.4-48.4 |
| Håverud | 4th | 60 min. | 20 min. | 11.5 | 1.1 | 48.4-58.4 |
| Buterud | 1 | 10 min. | 40 min. | 15.1 | 1.9 | 58.4-59.3 |
| Mustadfors | 1 | 15 minutes. | 10 min. | 25.1 | 5.4 | 59.3-62.4 |
| Långed | 4th | 60 min. | 10 min. | 27 | 1 | 62.4-75.0 |
| Långbron | 1 | 15 minutes. | 25 min. | 27.7 | 0.3 | 75.0-75.5 |
| Billingsfors | 2 | 30 min. | 5 min. | 33.9 | 3.4 | 75.5-82.0 |
| 18: e | 1 | 10 min. | 10 min. | 34.7 | 0.4 | 82.0-84.4 |
| 19: e and 20: e | 2 | 30 min. | 15 minutes. | 35.6 | 0.5 | 84.4-91.1 |
| Bengtsfors | 2 | 25 min. | 160 min. | 38.7 | 1.7 | 91.1-93.7 |
| Lennartsfors | 3 | 30 min. | 95 min. | 78.5 | 21.5 | 93.7-102 |
| Töcksfors | 2 | 60 min. | 98.5 | 10.8 | 102-112.2 | |
| Bengtsfors | 2 | 25 min. | 100 min. | 38.7 | 1.7 of 19: e and 20: e | |
| Gustavsfors | 1 | 20 min. | 45 min. | 61.2 | 12.1; (up to Lennartsfors 9.4) | |
| Krokfors | 2 | 25 min. | (9.8) | 5.3 | ||
| Köpmannebro | 1 | 10 min. | 50 min. | |||
| Snacks | 1 | 20 min. | 45 min. | Snack channel | ||
| Streaming | 1 | 15 minutes. | Snack channel |