Venhaus lock
| Venhaus lock | ||
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 Large Venhaus lock chamber |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 22 '22 " N , 7 ° 24' 28" E | |
| Country: |
 Germany / Lower Saxony
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| Place: | Spelle , district of Venhaus | |
| Waters: | Dortmund-Ems Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 126.6 | |
| Data | ||
| 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: | 162 m | |
| Usable width: | 10 m | |
| Height upstream : | 34.8 m above sea level NN | |
| Average height of fall : |
3.5 m | |
| Upper gate: | Miter gate | |
| Lower gate: | Miter gate | |
| Fill chamber; to empty: | 23 minutes | |
| Others | ||
| Was standing: | June 2016 | |
The Venhaus lock is a lock on the Dortmund-Ems Canal (DEK). It is located in the Venhaus district of the municipality of Spelle , in the south of the Emsland district .
General
The Venhaus lock (DEK-km 126.6) is part of 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 Hesselte (DEK-km 134.5).
The Venhaus lock is operated by the Rheine Waterways and Shipping Authority. It has an average fall height of 3.5 m and is operated and monitored daily, except on public holidays, from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm by the Bergeshövede control center .
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
Another lock chamber was put into operation as early as 1914. It is around 162 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 2019 [obsolete] . 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. After their commissioning (probably 2022), the renovation and partial demolition of the old structures will take place.
Web links
- Venhaus lock. WSA Rheine , accessed on April 21, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ^ DEK Northern Line. WNA Datteln , October 29, 2012, accessed April 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Operating times of the Venhaus lock. ELWIS , accessed November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Bergeshövede control center. (PDF) WSA Rheine, 2011, accessed on April 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Venhaus lock location. (No longer available online.) WNA Datteln, January 16, 2014, archived from the original on January 8, 2016 ; Retrieved April 21, 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.
- ↑ Here the past is preserved: Monument protection at DEK-Nord. (PDF) WNA Datteln, September 2013, accessed on April 21, 2015 .
