Haldenkanal
| Haldenkanal | |
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 Lock in Ørje |
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| location | Viken ; Norway not far from the border with Sweden |
| length | 80 km |
| Built | 1852-1860 |
| Beginning | Skulerud |
| The End | Tistedal near Halden |
| Descent structures | 3 lock systems |
| Used river | Skulerudsjøen, Rødenessjøen, Øymarksjøen, Bøensfjorden, Ara, Aspern, Femsjøen |
| Information center, museum | Haldenvassdragets Canal Museum, NO-1870 Ørje |
| Downhill | To the south |
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The Haldenkanal (Norwegian: Haldenkanalen); formerly Fredrikshalds Canal is a canal in the Norwegian province of Viken not far from the border with Sweden and connects the towns of Skulerud and Tistedal. It is 80 kilometers long and was built to transport tree trunks. It leads over long distances through existing lakes and connects them with one another. Besides the Telemark Canal, the Halden Canal is the only canal system in Norway with several locks. The distance to the Swedish Dalsland Canal near Otteid is only 1.5 kilometers. From 1827 to 1956 there was a raft route. For financial reasons, there is still no navigable connection.
history
The Halden Canal is the oldest of the two canal systems in Norway. The canal was built between 1852 and 1860. The Brekke locks were built in 1852, and later the locks at Strømsfoss and Ørje followed. In 1861 the locks in Brekke were destroyed by floods. The first reconstruction took place in 1877. The current structure is from 1924. There is a memorial to the canal builder Engebret Soot, who lived from 1786 to 1859, near the Ørje lock.
Locks
In the Halden Canal there are 3 lock systems with a total of 8 lock chambers. The total lifting height is 39 m. The Brekke lock is a popular destination. With its lifting height of 26.6 m in four chambers, it is the highest in Northern Europe. The Brekke hydropower station is located next to the locks .
| lock | Lifting height | Chambers |
|---|---|---|
| Ørje (59/28/57 N; 11/39/3 O) |
10 m | 3 |
| Strømsfoss (59/18/02 N; 11/39/37 E) |
2 m | 1 |
| Brekke (59/8/52 N; 11/33/23 O) |
27 m | 4th |
traffic
Leisure boats and canal boats operate on the canal. M / S Turisten and DS Engebret Soot operate scheduled and charter services in summer. The DS Engebret Soot was built in 1862 and is one of the oldest propeller steamers in the world. The main fairway can be used by ships with max. 1.6 m deep, 6.0 m wide, 24.0 m long and a mast height of max. 5.7 m can be driven on.
