Varloh lock
| Varloh lock | ||
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 View of the head of the Varloh lock. On the right is the entrance to the new lock chamber |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 37 '18 " N , 7 ° 18' 27" E | |
| Country: |
 Germany / Lower Saxony
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| Place: | Geeste , district of Varloh | |
| Waters: | Dortmund-Ems Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 158.1 | |
| Data | ||
| Owner: | Federal waterways and shipping administration | |
| Responsible WSA : | Meppen | |
| Start of operation: | 1899 | |
| Renovation: | 2006-2007 | |
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| Type: | Chamber lock | |
| Category: | Class IV (Europawasserstraße) | |
| Is controlled by: | Control center Meppen | |
| Usable length: | 153.00 m | |
| Usable width: | 12.00 m | |
| Height upstream : | 6 m above sea level NHN | |
| Average height of fall : |
3.67 m | |
| Upper gate: | Sliding gate | |
| Lower gate: | Sliding gate | |
| Others | ||
| Was standing: | October 2017 | |
The Varloh lock is a lock on the Dortmund-Ems Canal (DEK). It is located in Varloh, a district of Geeste in the Emsland district .
description
The Varloh lock (DEK-km 158.1) is operated by the Meppen Waterways and Shipping Office . It has an average fall height of 3.67 m and is operated and monitored daily, except on public holidays, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. from the Meppen control center.
- Old lock
The first lock chamber was built from masonry in 1894 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 .
- New lock
In 1954, another and wider lock chamber made of sheet pile walls was built parallel to the old lock . It is 153 m long and 12 m wide. In the period from 2006 to 2007, the facility was completely renovated and brought up to the latest state of the art. The lock chamber received new sliding gates and it was set up for remote control and monitoring by the Meppen control center. Theoretically, the new lock 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 October 2, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Operating times of the Varloh lock. ELWIS , accessed November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ control centers. WSA Meppen, December 19, 2014, accessed October 2, 2017 .