Rhine Herne Canal

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Rhine-Herne Canal (German: Rhein-Herne-Kanal) is a 45.6-kilometre (28.3 mi) long transportation canal in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with five canal locks. The canal was built over a period of eight years (5 April 1906 - 14 July 1914) and connects the harbour in Duisburg on the Rhine (51 26′59″N 6 46′1″E / 51.44972 N 6.76694 E / 51.44972; 6.76694) with the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Henrichenburg (51 37′1″N 7 19′19″E / 51.61694 N 7.32194 E / 51.61694; 7.32194), following the valley of the Emscher. It was widened in the 1980s. The Rhein-Herne canal ship was designed specifically for this canal; normally of about 1300-1350 ton capacity, it has a maximum draft of 2.50 metres, a length of approximately 80 metres, and maximum beam of 9.50 metres.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5511663794
• ISBN13: 9785511663791
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 180 Pages
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