List of canals in Germany

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This is a list of navigable canals that are at least partially located in Germany. The canals are listed here in alphabetic order of the name (without generic).

Currently navigable canals

Canal name (English) Canal name (German) From To
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal[1]
Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal
 River Havel at Spandau River Spree near the Hauptbahnhof in Berlin
Brandenburg City Canal
Brandenburger Stadtkanal
 River Havel upstream of Brandenburg an der Havel River Havel in central Brandenburg an der Havel
Britz Canal
Britzer Verbindungskanal
 Teltow Canal in Berlin River Spree in Berlin
Charlottenburg Canal
Charlottenburger Verbindungskanal
 Westhafen Canal at Charlottenburg in Berlin River Spree and Landwehr Canal at Charlottenburg in Berlin
Dahme Flood Relief Canal
Dahme-Umflutkanal
 River Spree at Leibsch River Dahme at Märkisch Buchholz
Datteln-Hamm Canal
Datteln-Hamm-Kanal
Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln
 Hamm-Uentrop
Dortmund–Ems Canal
Dortmund-Ems-Kanal
 Dortmund River Ems near Papenburg
Elbe–Havel Canal
Elbe-Havel-Kanal
 River Elbe near Magdeburg
Brandenburg
Elbe Lateral Canal
Elbe-Seitenkanal
 River Elbe near Lauenburg Mittelland Canal near Wolfsburg
Elbe–Lübeck Canal
Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal
 River Elbe at Lauenburg River Trave at Lübeck
Elbe-Weser Waterway
Elbe-Weser-Schifffahrtsweg
 Otterndorf Bremerhaven
Elisabethfehn Canal Elisabethfehnkanal Küsten Canal near Kampe River Leda near Elisabethfehn
Ems-Jade Canal Ems-Jade-Kanal River Ems at Emden
Jade Estuary at Wilhelmshaven
Ems Lateral Canal Ems-Seitenkanal River Ems in Oldersum Emden Inner Harbour
Ems-Vecht Canal Ems-Vechte-Kanal
Lingen
 River Vechte at Nordhorn
Finow Canal
Finowkanal
 River Havel at Liebenwalde
Oder-Havel Canal at Liepe
Gieselau Canal
Gieselaukanal
 Kiel Canal at Oldenbüttel River Eider 2 km (1.2 mi) north
Gosen Canal
Gosener Kanal
 Seddinsee in Berlin Dämeritzsee in Berlin
Griebnitz Canal
Griebnitzkanal
 Griebnitzsee in Berlin Großer Wannsee in Berlin
Havel Canal
Havelkanal
 River Havel at Hennigsdorf River Havel at Paretz
Kammer Canal
Kammerkanal
 Zierker See near Neustrelitz Woblitzsee
Karl Heine Canal Karl-Heine-Kanal White Elster River in Leipzig Elster-Saale Canal in Leipzig
Kiel Canal
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal
 River Elbe at Brunsbüttel Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau
Küsten Canal
Küstenkanal
Dortmund-Ems Canal at Dörpen
 River Hunte at Oldenburg
Landwehr Canal
Landwehrkanal
Berlin-Charlottenburg
 River Spree at Berlin-Treptow
Mittelland Canal
Mittellandkanal
Dortmund-Ems Canal at Hörstel
 River Elbe near Magdeburg
Neukölln Ship Canal
Neuköllner Schifffahrtskanal
 Landwehr Canal in Berlin Teltow Canal in Berlin
Oder–Havel Canal
Oder-Havel-Kanal
 River Havel near Hennigsdorf River Oder at Oderberg
Oder–Spree Canal
Oder-Spree-Kanal
 River Dahme at Berlin-Schmöckwitz River Oder at Eisenhüttenstadt
Rhine–Herne Canal
Rhein-Herne-Kanal
 River Rhine at Duisburg
Dortmund-Ems Canal near Waltrop
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
Main-Donau-Kanal
 River Main at Bamberg River Danube at Kelheim
Ruhr Ship Canal
Ruhrschifffahrtskanal
 Rhine at Duisburg
Mülheim an der Ruhr
Silo Canal
Silokanal
 River Havel upstream of Brandenburg an der Havel Quenzsee and River Havel downstream of Brandenburg an der Havel
Sacrow–Paretz Canal
Sacrow-Paretzer-Kanal
 River Havel at Potsdam River Havel at Paretz
Teltow Canal
Teltowkanal
 River Havel at Potsdam River Dahme at Berlin-Grünau
Wesel–Datteln Canal
Wesel-Datteln-Kanal
 River Rhine at Wesel
Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln
Westhafen Canal
Westhafenkanal
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal at the Westhafen in Berlin
 River Spree at Charlottenburg in Berlin

Formerly navigable canals

Canal name (English) Canal name (German) From To
Aller Canal Allerkanal Weyhausen near Wolfsburg Brenneckenbrück, 5 km W of Gifhorn
Eider Canal Eider-Kanal Eider River near Rendsburg Kieler Förde near Kiel
Fossa Carolina Karlsgraben
Rhine basin
)
Danube basin
)
Ludwig Canal Ludwigskanal Main River at Bamberg Danube River at Kelheim
Luisenstadt Canal Luisenstädtischer Kanal Spree River at Mitte in Berlin Landwehr Canal at Kreuzberg in Berlin
Oste-Hamme Canal Oste-Hamme-Kanal Oste River near Spreckens Hamme River near Viehspecken
Stecknitz Canal Stecknitzfahrt Elbe River near Lauenburg Trave River near Lübeck

Incomplete navigable canal projects

Canal name (English) Canal name (German) From To
Elster-Saale Canal
Elster-Saale-Kanal
 Karl-Heine Canal in Leipzig Saale River near Murseburg

See also

References

  1. ^ "Through a sequence of space-creating interventions carefully developed in harmony with the listed building, AFF Architekten has converted a former warehouse in Berlin into a contemporary mixed-use building". Global Design News. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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