Small Batschka Canal
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Little Batschka Canal Franz Joseph Canal, Mali (bački) Canal |
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 Small Batschka Canal near Novi Sad |
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| location | Vojvodina , Serbia | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Danube → Black Sea | |
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Large Batschka Canal at Stapar 45 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 19 ° 18 ′ 43 ″ E |
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| Source height | 81 m. i. J. | |
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Danube in Novi Sad Coordinates: 45 ° 16 '2 " N , 19 ° 52' 3" E 45 ° 16 '2 " N , 19 ° 52' 3" E |
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| Mouth height | 73 m. i. J. | |
| Height difference | 8 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.12 ‰ | |
| length | 66 km | |
| Left tributaries | Canal Savino Selo - Vrbas, natural River near Ravno Selo |
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| Right tributaries | Sprski Miletić Canal - Ruski Krstur, Karavukovo Canal - Bački Petrovac |
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| Big cities | Novi Sad | |
| Small towns | Backi Petrovac | |
| Communities | Kruščić , Ruski Krstur , Savino Selo , Despotovo , Kulpin | |
| Ports | Danube port of Novi Sad | |
| Navigable | Yes | |
The Small Backa Channel ( Serbian Мали бачки канал / Mali Bački canal , formerly Franz Joseph Channel (Hungarian: Ferenc József öntöző-csatorna ) and Alexander channel ) is an inland navigation channel in the Western Backa -Tiefland (Region Vojvodina , Serbia ). It is part of the Danube-Tisza-Danube Canal System and connects the Great Batschka Canal with the Danube .
course
The Small Batschka Canal begins southeast of Sombor near Mali Stapar or to the west of Sivac , where it branches off from the Large Batschka Canal to the southeast. After about 66 km, the canal reaches the city of Novi Sad , where the canal, coming from the north-west, joins the Danube from the left . The canal shortens the shipping route from Bezdan (at the border triangle Hungary / Croatia / Serbia) to Novi Sad to 75 km (instead of 170 km on the Danube). In Novi Sad, the Little Batschka Canal is known as the Danube-Tisza-Danube Canal (DTD Canal) .
The Small Canal has 4 locks and is 2 m deep on average. In contrast to the Great Batschka Canal, the Small Canal is much more straight and has only a few bends. The Little Batschka Canal has 4 canal branches, including a connector to the Great Canal.
history
The canal was built by the Kingdom of Hungary from 1871 to 1875 for the purposes of inland shipping and irrigation. Until 1918 it bore the name of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, then the name of King Alexander of Yugoslavia . It was entirely located in Bács-Bodrog County .
