Hamm lock

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Aerial view of Hamm lock
Location on the Datteln-Hamm Canal

The Hamm lock is a lock on the Datteln-Hamm Canal federal waterway (at km 36.98) in Hamm . It was built from 1912 to 1914 and, together with the Werries lock above, enables the use of the canal from Hamm to Schmehausen . The Rheine Waterways and Shipping Office is responsible for operation and maintenance .

Even before the First World War, the extension of the Datteln-Hamm Canal to Lippstadt was planned. The Hamm lock was initially the only one in the canal. The chamber was originally 82.5 meters long and 9.90 meters wide. The drop height is only 1.45 meters. The construction cost 350,000 Reichsmarks back then.

In 1944 the lock was hit by a bomb and destroyed, in 1948 it was rebuilt.

In 2004, the gates, drive and control of the lock were completely renewed as part of a basic overhaul. In addition, since then the Werries lock has been controlled via the control center at the Hamm lock. The costs for the Hamm lock amounted to 4.25 million euros.

The basic repairs made it possible to extend the usable length of the chamber to 86 meters, so that this section of the canal is still navigable for European ships.

The water transfer between Lippe and Datteln-Hamm Canal is right at the lock .

  • View from the west

  • South facade

  • European ship entering from the west

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Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 12 "  N , 7 ° 49 ′ 17.1"  E