Oder–Havel Canal
| Oder–Havel Canal | |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Length | 82.8 km (51 mi) |
| History | |
| Construction began | 1908 |
| Date completed | 1914 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Oder River, near Cedynia, at the border between Germany and Poland |
| End point | Havel, near Berlin, Germany |
The Oder–Havel Canal is a German canal built between 1908 and 1914, originally known as the Hohenzollern Canal, mostly replacing the Finow Canal. Together with Hohensaaten-Friedrichsthaler Wasserstraße, the Oderhaltung and the Schwedter Querfahrt it forms the Havel-Oder-Wasserstraße. It runs from the town of Cedynia near the city of Szczecin on the Oder River between Germany and Poland to the Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, near Berlin. It is 82.8 kilometres (51.4 mi) long, and 33 metres (36 yd) wide.
In 1934 a ship lift was built on the canal, near Niederfinow. It vertical lift was 36 metres (118 ft). The dimensions of the caisson are 85 x 12 x 2.5 m. It could lift vessels of up to 1000 tonnes displacement.