Wumpus´s River Lock World
Photos without autor note made by Rainer Steinfuehr

December 2010: I am interested in more photos of the below listed or other locks (worldwide).
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Wumpus Welt der Fluss-Schleusen
Photos ohne Urhebervermerk stammen von Rainer Steinfuehr.

Dezember 2010: Ich bin an weiteren Photos von hier gelisteten Schleusen, aber auch an anderen (weltweit) Schleusen interessiert, wenn Sie das Copyright daran haben.
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Last update 12/04/2010 . Letzte Bearbeitung 04.12.2010

River Havel, Havel canal, Voss canal, part of Oder Havel canal.
Germany.
River Havel

Lock, ship lift (Schleuse, Schiffs-Hebewerk) Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)
Bahnitz west of Berlin
Bahnitz (boat lock) west of Berlin
Bishofswerder  north of Berlin, "Havel (Voss canal)" (Voss-Kanal.)
Brandenburg Vorstadt south west of Berlin
Brandenburg Stadt south west of Berlin. Photo 2 (August 2001), Photo 3 (2004, thanks for photo to Paul Heimbruch)
Bredereiche north-north-west of Berlin. Photo 2, Photo 3 (thanks for photo 2 and 3 to Paul Heimbruch, 2003 / 2004).
 
Fuerstenberg 

North of Berlin. View to the Schwedtsee.

After the reconstruction:

photo 1, photo 2

Garz, 3 locks north west of Berlin. Lock 1 Photo by Stefan Falkenberg
Gruetz, 2 locks west of Berlin . Gruetz 1. Photo by Stefan Falkenberg
Havelberg Havelberg, north west of Berlin. Lock canal. Schleusenkanal. Photo 2. Photo by Stefan Falkenberg
Lehnitz  Oranienburg, north of Berlin "Havel". Photo 2
Liebenwalde "Havel (Malz canal)", North of Berlin. 
Malz  north of Berlin, "Havel", closed since 1991
Molkenberg Guelper Havel, north west of Berlin (Who has a photo?)
Wer hat eigene Photos der Kahnschleuse? [email protected]
Quitzoebel north west of Berlin. Boat lock. Kahnschleuse. (Who has a photo?)
Wer hat eigene Photos der Kahnschleuse? [email protected]
Rathenow (town lock) west of Berlin
Rathenow west of Berlin
Regow  north of Berlin. Photo 2 (2004, thanks for photo to Paul Heimbruch)
Sachsenhausen north of Berlin, closed
Schorfheide North of Berlin. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Schoenwalde west of Berlin, "Havel canal"

Spandau 

Berlin Spandau. "Havel".

Click here for more details. (Updated 12/03/2010)

Steinhavelmuehle, Steinfoerde "Havel", north-north-west of Berlin (9/2002). Photo 2 Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Wesenberg "Havel" north-north-west of Berlin Kammer canal. Photo 2 (9/2002). Photo 3, photo 4, thanks for 2 photos to Paul Heimbruch, 2003.
Zaaren "Havel", north-north-west of Berlin, thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Photo 2 (2004, thanks for photo to Paul Heimbruch)
Zehdenick  "Havel" north of Berlin. (Voss canal). Photo 2 , thanks for photo to Paul Heimbruch, 2003.
Zwenzow "Havel", between Grosser Labus-See and Useriner see, north-north-west of Berlin. Photo 2 (9/2002)

09/06/2002. Some information about the Havel spring:

The source (spring) of the river Havel is situated near the village of Ankershagen, east of lake Mueritz. Originally the lake Bornsee was the source of the river Havel. In the 19. century the Havel was cut off of this lake because a railway and water mill embankment near the south shore of the lake Muehlensee was constructed . The old source lake Bornsee has a water connection to the next lake Trinnensee and the following Muehlensee. After shut-down of the mill people simply forgot to reconnect the small river to its source lake. The source of the river Havel is now supplied by drainage water out of a meadow (called Dieckenbruch) situated about 50 meters of the lake Muehlensee shore. In reality the river Havel is not the Havel anymore! Due to the water-shed the river actually flows via river Tollense to the Baltic Sea. You will hardly find this information in the literature. Therefore, dear Mecklenburgers, Brandenburgers and Berliners: Technically the river, which we call the Havel would have to be renamed!?

06.09.2002. Einige Informationen zur Havel-Quelle:

Die Havelquelle befindet sich in der Nähe des Ortes Ankershagen, östlich von der Mueritz.

Die echte Havel-Quelle (echte Havelquelle):
Ursprünglich war der Bornsee (je nach Quellenangaben. Koordinate:: 53�28'26.22"N , 12�55'1.75"E) die Havelquelle, jetzt unmittelbar bei Bornhof. Im 14. oder 15. Jahrhundert wurde die Havel aber beim Bau eines Wassermühlendammes umgeleitet. Der alte Quellsee Bornsee hat eine Wasserverbindung zum Trinnensee, dann weiter zum Mühlensee. Bei der Ausserbetriebnahme der Wassermühle östlich vom Mühlensee wurde einfach die ursprüngliche Verbindung des Mühlensees zum weiteren Verlauf der Havel zugeschüttet. Seit dieser Zeit speist sich die Havel vom Schichtenwasser einer Wiese (Dieckenbruch), ca. 50 Meter südlich des Mühlensees.

Die falsche Havel-Quelle (die unechte Havel-Quelle):
In Wirklichkeit ist der Fluss Havel nicht mehr die Havel (Stand bis 2007, siehe Nachtrag 2010)! Diese Zuschüttung ist noch heute am Südufer des Mühlensees zu erkennen. Hinter der Wasserscheide fliesst die ursprügliche Havel östlich aus dem Mühlensee in Richtung Tollense und dann über die Peene weiter zur Ostsee. Sie werden kaum Informationen in Publikationen zu diesem Umstand finden *. Also liebe Berliner und Mecklenburger und Brandenburger: Formal müsste der Fluss den wir Havel nennen, umbenannt werden!?

* = Nachtrag 12.2006: Interessant ist es, dass zwischenzeitlich doch auch andere Internetseiten auf diesem Umstand hinweisen, allerdings zu unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen kommen. Mit einem gewissen Stolz weise ich darauf hin, dass dieser Text zur Havelquelle hier schon seit September 2002 zu finden ist und somit wohl zumindest im Internet damals eine Erstveröffentlichung darstellte.

Nachtrag 2009: Zwischenzeitlich ist die "falsche" Havelquelle neu optisch nett gefaßt worden und befindet sich dicht südlich vom Zuschüttdamm des Mühlensees. Koordinate (ca.): 53�28'3.58"N, 12�56'9.38"E.

Nachtrag Juli 2010: Im Jahr 2007 wurde die schon erwähnte neue Einfassung der "falschen" Havelquelle eingeweiht. Nur wenige Meter (aus Sicht des Mühlensees) hinter dem Trenndamm tritt aus der Umfassung deutlich "Quell"-Wasser aus. Ich schätze einige Liter pro Minute. Das Wasser muss also unterirdisch (vermutlich durch ein Rohr) aus dem Mühlensee zugeführt werden. In der Beschreibung am Ort wird auch auf die symbolische Anbindung an den Mühlensee gesprochen. Mir ist nicht ganz klar, warum die Nationalpark-Verwaltung trotzdem den Ort nach wie vor als Havelquelle umdeutet. Gerade durch die Minimal-Anbindung an den Mühlensee festigt sich doch: Die "Quelle" hat Wasserverbindung zum Mühlensee, der zum Trinnensee und der wiederum zum wirklichen Havelquellsee, dem Bornsee. Dorthin würde ein Havelquelle- Stein mit Beschriftung gehören. Stattdessen wird eine neue Havelquelle-Legende gestrickt.

(Havelquelle, Havel-Quelle, Wasserscheide, Mühlensee, Bornsee, Trinnensee, Dambecker See)

Mehr Fotos und Details zur falschen und richtigen Havelquelle hier.

Der Bornsee (Die echte Havelquelle)

Havelquellen. Die echte Havelquelle
Die obere Skizze zeigt die Situation vor der Dammaufschüttung.

Die untere Skizze zeigt die heutige Situation
Die Havel fließt aus dem Mühlensee
nach rechts ab.

 

Oder-Havel canal
Germany

Lock, ship lift (Schleuse, Schiffs-Hebewerk)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)


Hohensaaten 

"Oder-Havel canal", north east of Berlin 
Niederfinow  Former locks "Oder-Havel canal"
Niederfinow  Ship lift , north east of Berlin, average lift: 36 meter, years of construction: 1927-1934. (Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow.) 

   

River Rhin, Ruppin canal, Oranienburg canal
Germany

Lock (Schleuse)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)


Lock Hohenbruch north of Berlin

Lock "Ruppin canal" and a horse . North west of Berlin (Schleuse Hohenbruch) 
Pinnow Oranienburg, "Oranienburg canal", north of Berlin. Pinnow 2 (Photo 2 by Klaus Putzert)
Alt Ruppin "Rhin", north west of Berlin.
Altfriesack   north west of Berlin, "Rhin",  photo before reconstruction
Tiergarten  Oranienburg, "Ruppin canal", north of Berlin
Hakenberg Near Hakenberg, "Alter Rhin", north west of Berlin (Photo by Stefan Falkenberg)

 

River Spree, Oder-Spree canal 
Germany

Lock (Schleuse)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)


Alt-Schadow

"Spree" south west of Berlin. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Berlin Charlottenburg 
"Spree", Berlin. The old lock.
New lock
during construction near old lock site.
New lock some days after the inauguration in December 2003.
The control tower of new lock.
Beeskow "Spree", south east of Berlin. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Beeskow 2 "Spree", south east of Berlin. (Who has a photo?)
Drahendorf. "Drahendorfer Spree". South east of Berlin. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Eisenhuettenstadt Oder-Spree-canal. south east of Berlin. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Kossenblatt "Spree", south east of Berlin. Photo 2 . Thanks for photos to Klaus Putzert (14.04.05).
Leibsch "Spree", south east of Berlin. (Who has a photo?)
Lock Wernsdorf  south east of Berlin, "Oder-Spree canal"
Luebben "Spree", south east of Berlin. (Who has a photo?)
Muehlendamm  Lock in Berlin with view at Maerkisches Museum, "Spree".
Neuhaus. "Spree", south east of Berlin. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Schlepzig "Spree", south east of Berlin. (Who has a photo?)
Trebatsch. "Spree", south east of Berlin. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Grosse Traenke Oder-Spree-canal. South east of Berlin. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.

   

River Finow, Finow canal, north east of Berlin
Germany

Lock (Schleuse)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)


Ruhlsdorf 

"Finow canal" 
Leesenbrueck  "Finow canal" 
Grafenbrueck "Finow canal"
Schoepfurt Finowfurt, "Finow canal"
Heegermuehle "Finow canal" 
Wolfswinkel  "Finow canal"
Drahthammer  Eberswalde, "Finow canal"
Kupferhammer  Eberswalde, "Finow canal",
Eberswalde-Stadt  "Finow-Kanal" 
Ragoese  "Finow canal"
Stecher  "Finow canal"
Liepe "Finow canal"

 

Werbellin canal, north east of Berlin 
Germany

Lock (Schleuse)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)


Eichhorst

"Werbellin canal"
Rosenbeck "Werbellin canal"

 

River Dahme, Staabe, Notte canal, Storkow canal 
Germany

Lock (Schleuse)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)
Hermsdorfer Muehle Dahme waterway, south south-east of Berlin (Who has a photo?)
Koenigs Wusterhausen south east of Berlin, "Notte canal"
Priros  south east of Berlin, "Dahme"
Storkow  south east of Berlin, "Storkow canal"
Kummersdorf 
"Storkow canal", south east of Berlin.Kummersdorf 2 , Kummerdorf 3
Photo 2
by Klaus Putzert. Photo 3 by Paul Heimbruch, L�hne/Westf.
 
Neue Muehle
south east of Berlin, "Staabe (Dahme)".Neue Muehle 2 (Photo2 by Paul Heimbruch, L�hne/Westf.)
Wendisch Rietz south east of Berlin, Storkow waterway. (Who has a photo?)

 

River Aller, north and north east of Hannover
Germany

Lock (Schleuse)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)


Oldau

"Aller"
Marklendorf  "Aller"
Bannetze  "Aller"
Hadamstorf  "Aller"

 

Elbe-Seiten canal, east and north east of Hannover (Elbe-Seiten-Kanal) 
Germany

Lock, Ship lift (Schleuse, Schiffshebewerk)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)


Uelzen

"Elbe-Seiten canal" (Schacht-Schleuse Uelzen). Average lift 22 meter.
Scharnebeck Ship lift Scharnebeck near Lueneburg, "Elbe-Seiten-Kanal". Average lift: 38 meter. Years of construction: 1968-1975.  Foto 2

   

Mittelland canal, Rheine - Magdeburg (Mittelland-Kanal)
Germany

Lock, ship lift  (Schleuse, Schiffs-Hebewerk)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)
 
Minden
"Weser/Mittelland canal", west of Hannover
Anderten south east of Hannover (Schacht-Schleuse Anderten / Hindenburg Schleuse) 
Suelfeld east of Hannover (Schacht-Schleuse Suelfeld) 
Rothensee ship lift North east of Magdeburg. Photo 2, Photo 3.
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg
Rothensee lock Lock near Magdeburg. Connection between Mittelland-canal and river Elbe. 3 water saving basins, shift 10.95 - 16.2 meters, lenght 190 meters, width 12.5 meters. Photo 2, Photo 3 , Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg
Water canal brigde across river Elbe Mittelland-Kanal water way bridge across river Elbe. Northeast of Magdeburg. Lenght 918 meters, canal width 32 meters.
Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5

 

Waterway crossing Magdeburg (Wasserstrassenkreuz Magdeburg)
Germany

Lock, ship lift  (Schleuse, Schiffs-Hebewerk)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)


Rothensee ship lift

Average lift 10.95- 16.2 meters. Photo 2, Photo 3.
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg
Rothensee lock Lock near Magdeburg. Connection between Mittelland-canal and river Elbe. 3 water saving basins, shift 10.95 - 16.2 meters, lenght 190 meters, width 12.5 meters. Photo 2, Photo 3 , Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg
Hohenwarte *

Elbe-Havel canal. North east of Magdeburg, double water saving lock with 6 basins, shift 18.5 meters. Photo 2 *, Photo 3*, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7 (water saving basins), Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10.
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg.
(* = Thanks for 3 photos to Paul Heimbruch, Loehne.)
Niegripp Between river Elbe and Elbe-Havel-Kanal. Niegripper Verbindungskanal. Shift approx. 0.9 meters. Northeast of Magdeburg. Photo 2, Photo 3.
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg
Water canal brigde across river Elbe Mittelland-Kanal water way bridge across river Elbe. Northeast of Magdeburg. Lenght 918 meters, canal width 32 meters.
Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg

 

   

River Elde, Mueritz-Elde waterway.
Stoer waterway / Stoer Wasserstrasse
Germany

North west of Berlin

Lock (Schleuse)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)

Banzkow

Stoer canal, between Schweriner See and Elde, north west of Berlin Germany. Stoer waterway. (Thanks for photo to Roman Beyer, 24.11.2005)
Plau. Plauer See. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Barkow West of Plau. Elde Mueritz waterway. Thanks for photo to Stefan Falkenberg
Bobzin Between Plau and Luebz. Elde Mueritz waterway. Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.
Bobzin 2 , Bobzin 3 . Thanks for photo to Stefan Falkenberg
Luebz West of Plau Elde Mueritz waterway. (Who has a photo?)
Neuburg East of Parchim. Elde Mueritz waterway. Thanks for photo to Stefan Falkenberg
Parchim

West of Plau. Photo 2. Thanks for photos to Stefan Falkenberg

Garwitz West of Parchin. Thanks for photo to Stefan Falkenberg
Lewitz North of Neustadt-Glewe. Thanks for photo to Stefan Falkenberg
Neustadt Glewe  West-south-west of Plau. Elde Mueritz waterway.
Hechtsforth North of Grabow. Elde Mueritz waterway. (Who has a photo?)
Grabow North east of Doemitz. Elde Mueritz waterway. (Who has a photo?)
Gueritz North east of Doemitz. Güritz. Stoer waterway. Gueritz 2 (Thanks for photos to Roman Beyer, 24.11.2005)
Eldena North east of Doemitz. Stoer Waterway. Photo 2 (Thanks for photos to Roman Beyer, 24.11.2005)
Malliss (Malliß) North of Doemitz. Elde Mueritz waterway.(Who has a photo?)
Findenwirunshier ? North of Doemitz. Elde Mueritz waterway. Thanks for photo to Stefan Falkenberg
Neu Kaliss (Kaliß) North of Doemitz. Photo 2 . Mueritz Elde waterway (Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.) (Thanks for photo 2 to Roman Beyer, 24.11.2005)
Doemitz South east of Hamburg. Elde delta to river Elbe. Elde Mueritz waterway. Thanks for photo to Stefan Falkenberg

 

Mueritz-Havel waterway, Stoer waterway / Mueritz-Havel-Wasserstrasse, Stoer Wasserstrasse
Germany

Lock (Schleuse)Location in Germany (Oertlichkeit in Deutschland)

Strasen

Near Grosser Plaelitzsee. North north west of Berlin. (9/2002).
Photo 2
, Photo 3, Photo 4, thanks for 3 photos to Paul Heimbruch, 2003.
Photo of Grosser Paelitzsee (Großer Pälitzsee), near lock Strasen.
Canow Between Canower See and Labussee. North north west of Berlin. (Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.)
Photo 2 , Photo 3 (thanks for photo 2 and 3 to Paul Heimbruch, 2004.)
Diemitz Between Kleiner Peetschsee and Grosser Peetschsee. North north west of Berlin Photo 2, Photo 3 (thanks for photos to Paul Heimbruch, 2004.)
Mirow North north west of Berlin. (thanks for photo to Paul Heimbruch, 2004.)

 

Other canals / Andere Kanaele
Germany

Lock (Schleuse)Location (Oertlichkeit)

Unterschleuse

Berlin-Tiergarten, "Landwehr canal" (Unter-Schleuse Tiergarten, Landwehrkanal) Germany.
Oberschleuse Berlin-Neukoelln, "Landwehr canal". (Ober-Schleuse Neukoelln, Landwehrkanal) Germany.
Ploetzensee "Hohenzollern canal" (Schleuse Ploetzensee, Hohenzollernkanal). Germany.
Marienthal   "wentow canal", Havel, north of Berlin, between Zehdenick and Fuerstenberg. Germany.
Lauenburg  south east of Hamburg, "Elbe-Luebeck-Kanal". Average lift: 3.85 meter. Germany.
Bolzum  "Hildesheim canal", near Hannover . Germany.
Ueffingen  "Salzgitter canal", near Braunschweig. Germany.
Wedtlenstedt  "Salzgitter canal", near Braunschweig . Germany.
Klein-Machnow "Teltow canal", south of Berlin. Photo 2. Germany.
Vosswinkel Kammer canal, between Woblitz See and Zierker See, Neustrelitz. North of Berlin (9/2002). Germany.
Kannenberg Templin water way. North of Berlin . Germany. (Thanks for photo to Klaus Putzert.)
Templin Templin water way. North of Berlin. Photo 2, Photo 3, Germany. Thanks for 3 photos to Paul Heimbruch, 2003.)
Wer hat aktuelle eigene Photos der neuen Schleuse? [email protected]
Hohenwarte *

Elbe-Havel canal. North east of Magdeburg, double water saving lock with 6 basins, shift 18.5 meters. Photo 2 *, Photo 3*, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7 (water saving basins), Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10.
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg. Germany.
(* = Thanks for 3 photos to Paul Heimbruch, Loehne.)
Niegripp Between river Elbe and Elbe-Havel-Kanal. Niegripper Verbindungskanal. Shift approx. 0.9 meters. Northeast of Magdeburg. Germany. Photo 2, Photo 3.
Waterway-crossing Magdeburg
Wolfsbruch
Schleusenkanal (lock canal) between "Grosser Prebelowsee" (Großer Prebelowsee) and "Kleiner Paelitzsee" (Kleiner Pälitzsee). North-north west of Berlin. Called also "Rheinsberger Gewaesser" (Rheinsberger Gewässer).

Here is now located the "Marina Wolfsbruch". Photo1, Photo 2, Photo 3.

 

Other rivers 
Germany, Canada

Lock (Schleuse)Location (Oertlichkeit)


Himmelpfort 

"Woblitz", north of Berlin. Germany.
Landesbergen  "Weser", west of Hannover. Germany.
Niagara Niagara, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Yan L�vesque, 12/2004)
Oberbiel "Lahn", west of Wetzlar. Germany. (Photo by Holger Glaub, 2/2003)
St. Lambert St. Lambert, Quebeck, Canada. (Photo by Yan L�vesque, 12/2004)
Weilburg "Lahn", north east of Limburg, not a lock but a river tunnel! Germany. (Photo by Holger Glaub, 2/2003)
Woltersdorf  "Flaken-Fliess?", south east of Berlin. Germany.

 

Ship lifts ( Schiffs-Hebewerke) 
Germany, Belgium

In Germany you can find the following ship lifts: Henrichenburg, Scharnebeck, Niederfinow, Rothensee, Hohe Warte (Ruin). I have added also ship lifts of Belgium.

Ship lift (Schiffs-Hebewerk)Location RemarksYears of construction
Rothensee Germany, north of Magdeburg, Mittelland canal  Average lift 12-18 meters. Photo 2, Photo 3.
Waterway-cross Magdeburg
1934-1938
Henrichenburg Germany, Waltrop, "Dortmund-Ems canal". Average lift 13.5 meter Old ship lift 1894-1899

New ship lift1958-1962

 
Niederfinow
 Germany, north east of Berlin average lift: 36 meter 
Photo 2, photo 3, photo 4 , photo 5 , photo 6 , photo 7 , photo 8, photo 9 (thanks for photo 7, 8, 9 to Paul Heimbruch, 2003 / 2004).
1927-1934
 
Scharnebeck
Germany,near Lueneburg, "Elbe-Seiten-Kanal". Average lift: 38 meter 1968-1975

Strepy-Thieu.
Ship lift in Belgium. Thanks for photos to Kenny Staelens.

Photo 1, photo 2, photo 3, photo 4

Str�py-Thieu (built: 1982 - 2002) Ship-lift in Belgium (Thanks to Kenny Staelens for the photos). This ship-lift, on the Canal du Centre between Mons and La Louvi�re, has been the world's biggest since it began operation on 2002-09-02! It enables boats to rise (or fall) a height of 73,15 metres. Each of the 2 independent tanks is 112 metres long and 12 metres wide. One tank weighs 8000 tons in working order. It can carry a total load of 2000 tons, but the the rest of the canal is only suitable for standard 1350 ton barges. Each tank is attached to its counterweight by 144 cables. The engine room is at the upper level. (Thanks to Kris Roelants and Alan Reekie for this information ).

The new ship-lift at Str�py-Thieu on the Canal du Centre replaces a group of four historic ship-lifts for 300-ton barges in La Louvi�re, which are preserved as one of UNESCO's World Heritage sites! The oldest lift, inaugurated in June 1888, is in Houdeng-Goegnies and has a rise of 15,397 metres. The other three ship-lifts and the canal itself were taken into service in 1917. One has a rise of 16,934 metres, the other two each have a rise of 16,933 metres. All four lifts have a similar design : a hydraulic balance consisting of 2 interlinked tanks 43 metres long and 5,8 metres wide. (Thanks to Alan Reekie, Brussels for this information.)

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Ronqui�res Ship lift in Belgium. Thanks for photos to Kenny Staelens.

Photo 1, photo 2

Ronqui�res is a small village. The inclined plane was built in 1968. The inclined plane is on the Canal from Brussels to Charleroi. It exists of 2 bacs. Each bac can carry 1350 tons. The inclined plane has a lenght of 1432 metres and a height of 68 metres. Each bac has 236 wheels, a leght of 91 metres and a broad of 12 metres. On the upper level there is a tower with a hight of 125 metres. The engines room is at the upper level, down in the tower.

Ronqui�res (built: 1962 - 1968) Inclined Plane in Belgium. (Thanks to Kenny Staelens for the photos). The inclined plane on the Canal between Brussels and Charleroi, near the small village of Ronqui�res was opened in April 1968. It consists of 2 independent tanks with counterweights. Each tank can carry a standard 1350 ton barge. The inclined plane has a length of 1432 metres and a height of 68 metres. Each tank is 91 metres long and 12 metres wide, and runs on 236 wheels. On the upper level there is a public viewing tower 125 metres high. The engine room is at the upper level, beneath the tower. (Thanks to Kenny Staelens, Kris Roelants and Alan Reekie for this information)

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Canal du Centre Houdeng-Gougnies and Bracquegnies and Thieu, Belgium. Thanks for photos to Kenny Staelens. On the Canal du Centre (not so far away from Ronqui�res) there are 4 old lifts, and they're still in use! The first lift is in Houdeng-Gougnies and has a height of 15,397 metres, the second is in the same place and has a height of 16,934, the third is in and the fourth in Thieu, they both have a height of 16,933 metres. The 4 lifts look the same and have the same elements: 2 bacs with a lenght of 43 metres and a broad of 9,8 metres. Photo 1, photo 2. ?
Hohenwarte Near Magdeburg, not ready constructed. * Average lift 18 meter. (Who has a photo)
Waterway-cross Magdeburg
1938-1940 *
Ship lift. Three Gorges Project China Who has more information?  

   
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