Kettwig lock
The Kettwig lock is one of several locks for Ruhr shipping . It is located on the right bank of the Ruhr at the weir of the Kettwig lake .
The first lock was built between 1779 and 1780 by Karl-Theodor von der Pfalz as Duke von Berg to promote navigation in the middle of the river. It stood on a massive wooden foundation. In 1840 it had to be rebuilt because of its central location and the resulting heavy use.
With the damming of the lake and the establishment of the new weir, the new lock was built in 1950 on the right bank of the Ruhr directly at the bridge of the L 441, opposite the run-of-river power station . With a storage height of 6.2 meters, this has a length of 42.41 meters and a width of 6 meters. It is suitable for sport boats and smaller excursion boats and is operated manually.
The reservoir, the sluice and the run-of-river power station are thematized in terms of tourism and industry in the route of industrial culture.
The shipping traffic of the “ White Fleet ” of the city of Mülheim ends at the lock and the area of the ships of the “White Fleet Baldeney ” from Essen begins .
See also
Web links
- Ruhrverband to the Kettwiger See with lock
- Ruhrkohlenrevier.de with a historical map from 1840 , location of the lock
- Description of all locations on this themed route as part of the Route of Industrial Culture
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 39.9 ″ N , 6 ° 56 ′ 13.8 ″ E