Hüntel lock
| Hüntel lock | ||
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 The new lock chamber built in 1927 |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 45 '24 " N , 7 ° 15' 30" E | |
| Country: |
 Germany / Lower Saxony
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| Place: | Haren (Ems) | |
| Waters: | Dortmund-Ems Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 174.1 | |
| Data | ||
| Owner: | Federal waterways and shipping administration | |
| Responsible WSA : | Meppen | |
| Start of operation: | 1899 | |
| lock | ||
| Type: | Chamber lock | |
| Category: | Class IV (Europawasserstraße) | |
| Is controlled by: | Control center Meppen | |
| Usable length: | 225.00 m | |
| Usable width: | 12.00 m | |
| Height upstream : | 10.4 m above sea level NHN | |
| Average height of fall : |
2.9 m | |
| Upper gate: | Miter gate | |
| Lower gate: | Miter gate | |
| Fill chamber; to empty: | 12 minutes | |
| Others | ||
| Was standing: | September 2017 | |
The Hüntel lock is a lock on the Dortmund-Ems Canal (DEK). It is named after Hüntel , a district of Meppen , but is located in the southeastern urban area of Haren (Ems) .
description
The Hüntel lock (DEK-km 174.1) is operated by the Meppen Waterways and Shipping Office . It has an average fall height of 2.9 m and is operated and monitored daily, except on public holidays, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. from the control center in Meppen.
- Old lock
The first lock chamber was built in 1896 using the embankment method and put into operation with the completion of the Dortmund-Ems Canal in 1899. It is 165 m long, 10 m wide and is closed with two mortise gates . In 1966 the sub-head was renewed.
- New lock
As early as 1927, another and larger lock chamber was put into operation. It is 225 m long, 12 m wide and is also closed with two pairs of mitred gates. Theoretically, these dimensions would the passage of barges of Class Vb allow some neighboring locks in the northern section of the Dortmund-Ems canal can currently only vehicles up to Class IV ( Europe ship record).
Web links
- Locks. WSA Meppen , accessed on September 20, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Operating times of the Hüntel lock. ELWIS , accessed November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ control centers. WSA Meppen, December 19, 2014, accessed on September 20, 2017 .