To overcome the difference in height between the former Oder-Havel Canal and the Malzer Canal, a lock was built in Malz in 1828 and expanded around 1857 with a second lock chamber. It is one of the predecessor waterways of the large shipping route Berlin-Stettin.

The locks formed the southern end of the canalised Havel between the Liebenwalde and Malz locks. With the completion of the expansion of the Oder-Havel Canal in 1914, the Malz lock was no longer needed for freight traffic. The older lock was shut down in 1930 and converted into a weir. In 1968 it was renewed. The lock from 1857 was also converted into a weir in 1975. Ships and boats can no longer pass through the canal level, it is now only used to regulate the water level.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleuse_Malz

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