Lock Hesselte
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 25 '59 " N , 7 ° 21' 14" E | |
| Country: |
 Germany / Lower Saxony
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| Place: | Emsbüren , district of Hesselte | |
| Waters: | Dortmund-Ems Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 134.5 | |
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| Owner: | Federal waterways and shipping administration | |
| Responsible WSA : | Rheine | |
| Start of operation: | 1914 | |
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| Type: | Chamber lock | |
| Category: | Class IV (Europawasserstraße) | |
| Is controlled by: | Control center Bergeshövede | |
| Usable length: | 163 m | |
| Usable width: | 10 m | |
| Height upstream : | 31.3 m above sea level NN | |
| Average height of fall : |
3.36 m | |
| Lower gate: | Miter gate | |
| Fill chamber; to empty: | 20 minutes | |
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| Was standing: | June 2016 | |
The Hesselte lock is a lock on the Dortmund-Ems Canal (DEK). It is located in the Hesselte district of the municipality of Emsbüren , in the south of the Emsland district .
General
The Hesselte lock (DEK-km 134.5) belongs to the so-called Rheine lock staircase . On this approximately 29-kilometer-long section of the canal between the Bevergern lock (DEK-km 109.3) and the Gleesen lock (DEK-km 137.9), a height difference of almost 29 meters is overcome. On the waterway from Bevergern to Gleesen three more locks have to be passed: Rodde (DEK-km 112.5), Altenrheine (DEK-km 117.9) and Venhaus (DEK-km 126.6).
The Hesselte lock is operated by the Rheine Waterways and Shipping Office . It has an average fall height of 3.36 m and is operated and monitored by the Bergeshövede control center every day, except on public holidays, from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm .
Lock chambers
Small lock
The first lock was built in 1898. The lock chamber is around 67 m long, 8.60 m wide and is no longer in use.
Big lock
The current lock chamber was put into operation in 1914. It is around 163 m long, 10 m wide and with these dimensions is maximally suitable for European ships .
New lock
The construction of a new lock chamber is expected to begin in 2016. With a usable length of 140 m and a width of 12.5 m, it will enable the passage of large motor cargo ships . The new lock is to be built between the two old chambers so that the large lock can also be operated safely during construction work. Above-ground dismantling and backfilling of the small lock chamber should begin before construction begins. The same measures will be taken for the large chamber when the new lock is expected to start operating in 2020.
Web links
- Lock Hesselte. WSA Rheine , accessed on April 22, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ^ DEK Northern Line. WNA Datteln , October 29, 2012, accessed April 22, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Hesselte lock operating times. ELWIS , accessed November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Bergeshövede control center. (PDF) WSA Rheine, 2011, accessed on April 22, 2015 .
- ↑ Hesselte lock location. (No longer available online.) WNA Datteln, January 16, 2014, archived from the original on January 8, 2016 ; Retrieved April 22, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
