List of canals and dam-regulated rivers in Germany

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channels

(according to DIN 4054: bodies of water with predominantly artificial water beds)

Canals still navigable today

with different traffic-related significance for freight, passenger and / or sport shipping (this does not include the lock canals and power station canals of the rivers and bodies of water that are regulated by congestion)

Explanation :

indented = section of a waterway
with = associated waterway (s)
(1914) = commissioning
(1914 and 1933) = commissioning in sections
(1745/1891) = renewed commissioning
(1859–1914:…) = period for a designation

The official abbreviations are given for the federal waterways .

Waterways in italics are not canals as a whole, but they clarify the assignment of canals

With
Charlottenburg connecting canal (CVK, 1875)
Westhafenkanal (WHK, 1956)
Westhafen connecting canal (WVK, 1914)
With
Storkow waters (SkG)
With
Altenplathower Altkanal (AAK, formerly Plauer Kanal, 1745 see section 1.2.1)
Bergzower Altkanal (BAK, formerly Ihlekanal, 1872 see section 1.2.1.)
Niegripper Altkanal (NAK, formerly Ihlekanal, 1872 see section 1.2.1)
Niegripper connection channel (NVK, 1938)
Pareyer connection canal (PVK, formerly Plauer canal, 1745/1891 see section 1.2.1)
Roßdorfer Altkanal (RAK, formerly Plauer Kanal, 1745 see section 1.2.1.)
Woltersdorfer Altkanal (WAK, formerly Plauer Kanal, 1745 see section 1.2.1)
With
With
Finow Canal (FiK, 1620/1746)
Mäckerseekanal (MsK) between Finowkanal and Mäckersee
Malzer Canal (near Malz) (MzK, 1828/1840)
Oranienburger Kanal , (OrK, 1837)
Velten branch canal (VSK, 1912)
Connecting Canal Hohensaaten Ost (to the Oder) (VKH, 1986)
Connection canal Schwedter Querfahrt (to Oder) (SQF, 1925)
Werbelliner waters (WbG)
  • Werbellinkanal (WbK, 1765) between Werbellinsee and Finowkanal
With
Dörpen branch canal (SKD, 1935)
With
Rothensee connection canal (RVK, 1938–1998: Rothensee descent canal)
Hanover-Linden branch canal (SKL, 1916)
Branch Canal Hildesheim (SKH, 1928)
Branch sewer Ibbenbüren (SKI)
Misburg branch canal (SKM, 1916)
Branch canal Osnabrück (SKO, 1916)
Salzgitter branch canal (SKS, 1941)
Connection channel to the line (VKL, 1916)
Connecting Canal North to the Weser (VKN, 1916)
South connecting canal to the Weser (VKS, 1926)
With
Stör waterway (StW)
  • Störkanal (STK, 1711/1836) between Müritz Elde waterway and sturgeon
With
Branch Canal Achterwehrer Schifffahrtskanal (AwK, 1914)
With
Templin Waters (TlG)
Wentow waters (WtG)
With
Connection canal to the Ruhr (VKR, 1914)
  • Repenter canal s. Rheinsberg waters, Zechlin waters
  • Rheinsberg Waters (RbG, 1881)
With
Dollgow Canal between Dollgowsee and Rheinsberg Waters (Schlabornsee)
Zechliner waters (ZeG, 1881)
With
Langerhans Canal (LhK) between Rüdersdorfer Waters and Kriensee
  • Spoy Canal (SyK, 1688/1843) between Kleve and Griethauser Altrhein
  • Oder-Spree Canal (OSK, 1668/1891) between Dahme and Fürstenwalder Spree and between Fürstenwalder Spree and Oder
With
Landwehr Canal (LWK, 1850) in Berlin
Neuhauser Feeding Canal (NSK, 1668) between the Spree (Wergensee) and the Oder-Spree Canal
Spree Canal (SpK, 1694) in Berlin
With
Britzer connection canal (BVK, 1906–1938: Britz-Kanne connection canal , 1938–1992: Britzer branch canal ) between Teltow Canal and Spree-Oder waterway
Griebnitz Canal (GrK 1906–1951 (GDR) / 1992 (FRG): Prince Friedrich Leopold Canal ) between Teltow Canal and Gr. Wannsee
Neukölln shipping canal (1914) between Teltow Canal and Landwehr Canal
Zehlendorfer branch sewer (ZSK, 1906)
With
Brandenburg City Canal (BrK)
Emster waters
  • Emster Canal (1872) between Netzener See and Krummer Havel near Brandenburg
Hohennauener Wasserstraße (HnW)
  • Hohennauen Canal (HnK) between Ferchesarer See and Untere Havel waterway
  • Gosen Canal (GoK, 1936) between the Spree-Oder waterway and Rüdersdorfer waters

Historic canals

Completed channels

no longer navigable / built over / dilapidated / only used as a drainage canal / absorbed in another canal

Canals that have not been completed (construction time)

Sewer projects that were abandoned before construction began

Canals not navigable

Irrigation canals, drainage canals, power station canals, flood canals

Projects

Congestion-regulated rivers and bodies of water

(according to DIN 4054: bodies of water with predominantly natural water beds including lock channels and power station channels)

Flows regulated by congestion, in whole or in part

Congestion-regulated waters

literature

See also