Branch canal Hildesheim
| Branch canal Hildesheim | |
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 Branch of the branch canal from the Mittelland Canal at Sehnde |
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| abbreviation | SKH |
| location | Germany: Lower Saxony |
| length | 15.1 km / federal waterway 14.4 km |
| class | IV |
| Beginning | Branch from the Mittelland Canal |
| The End | Hildesheim harbor |
| Descent structures | Bolzum lock |
| Kilometrage | Ascending towards Hildesheim |
| Downhill | Towards the Mittelland Canal |
| Competent authority | WSA Mittelland Canal / Elbe Lateral Canal |
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The Hildesheim branch canal (SKH) connects the Mittelland Canal with the Hildesheim port . It was put into operation in 1928.
course
The Hildesheim branch canal branches off the Mittelland Canal (MLK) east of Hanover at Sehnde . It runs from the junction at MLK-km 183.25 in a southerly direction and ends at km 15.1 in the port of Hildesheim. The federal waterway , for which the Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Mittellandkanal / Elbe-Seitenkanal has been responsible since February 5, 2020 (previously the Waterways and Shipping Office Braunschweig), ends at km 14.4. At km 0.8 the Bolz lock overcomes a difference in altitude of 8 meters and raises the canal to a level of 73 m above sea level. NN . The direction to Hildesheim is considered to be the “ascent”. A sport boat harbor is planned at SKH km 14. In the port of Hildesheim, pleasure boats are also allowed to moor at the berth .
Expansion and dimensions
The canal can be used by ships up to 110 m in length, 10.60 m in width and 2.10 m in draft. Associations may be 150 m long, 10.60 m wide and 2.00 m draft. For smaller dimensions, a draft of up to 2.30 m is permitted.
Locks
| Bolzum lock | |
| Location: | km 0.76 |
| Geographical location: |
Bolzum (City of Sehnde ) ( ⊙ ) |
| Service: | Remote control center Anderten |
| Drop height : | 8.00 m |
| Saving basin : | without a saving basin |
| Built: | 2007–2012 |
| Usable length: | 139 m |
| Width: | 12.50 m |
| Clearance height: | ? m |
| Unloading depth: | 2.80 m |
The construction of the new lock became necessary because the old one no longer corresponded to the dimensions of modern freight shipping and because its poor structural condition would have required extensive repairs. The old lock was separated from the water and partially filled. It remains as a technical monument. In the course of the expansion of the Hildesheim branch canal, the water level is increased by half a meter to 73.5 m above sea level. NN raised. The height of fall of the lock then rises to 8.50 m.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Lengths (in km) of the main shipping routes (main routes and certain secondary routes) of the federal inland waterways ( memento of the original from January 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration
- ↑ Directory E, serial no. 33 der Chronik ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration
- ↑ Announcement No. 01/2013 , Waterways and Shipping Office Braunschweig
- ↑ Bolzum - old lock. Waterways and Shipping Office Braunschweig, May 26, 2014, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′ 40 ″ N , 9 ° 56 ′ 24 ″ E