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Datteln Lock

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Ruhr Region

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Datteln

Datteln Lock

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Datteln Lock

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Location: Datteln, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Datteln Lock – Dattelner Meer loop from Bauerschaft Natrop

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2. Natroper Bridge – Haus Vogelsang loop from Hötting

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3. Datteln Canal Junction – Ahsen Lock loop from Ahsen

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Rapunzel

November 6, 2022

The large Datteln lock was built in 1928 and opened in 1931 together with the canal. The lock chamber is 222 m long, 12 m wide, the drop is 7.5 m and the water consumption per lock is 20,000 m³. Ships with a draft of up to 2.8 m can be locked. This lock is closed by lifting gates on the upper and lower water sides. These lock gates were renewed in November 1993.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

March 31, 2019

The Datteln locks are one of the six canal stages in the Wesel-Datteln Canal, which flows into the Dortmund-Ems Canal one kilometer behind the locks. The large lock was opened with the canal in 1931. The difference in altitude is 7.50 meters.

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Annette🏞️⛰️🥾🚲

October 1, 2024

The eastern entrance gate to the Wesel-Datteln Canal is located directly on the Datteln Lake and is marked by the Datteln-Natrop lock group. As one of a total of six lock systems, it was opened together with the canal in 1931. It has a small lock with a usable length of 110 meters and a large lock with a length of 222 meters. Both locks are 12 meters wide. The large lock was built in 1929 and is therefore older than the small lock built in 1970.

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Elevation 110 m

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Location: Datteln, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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