The Dortmund-Ems Canal (abbreviated DEK, waterway code: 70501) is the oldest shipping canal in the West German canal network. Opened in 1899, the canal is a 223 km long inland waterway that runs through North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony from the Dortmund city port to Papenburg on the Ems.

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Elevation 100 m

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Tuesday 30 December

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12 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Dattelner Meer

Henrichenburg New Lock

Wesel-Datteln Canal Riverside Path

Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg

View of the Henrichenburg Boat Lift

Natroper Bridge

Oberwieser Bridge on the Dortmund-Ems Canal

Dattelner Meer

View of the Old Henrichenburg Boat Lift

Stork Nest Viewpoint in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Sprung über die Emscher

Dortmund-Ems Canal

1. Datteln Lock – Dattelner Meer (Datteln Lake) loop from Hagem

2. Datteln Lock – Natroper Bridge loop from Beisenkamp

3. Dortmund-Ems Canal – 50s Museum Datteln loop from Beisenkamp

Other Popular Places to Check Out

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