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Datteln-Hamm Canal

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1. Graduation Tower in Kurpark Hamm – Schlagmersch Nature Reserve loop from Bad Hamm

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2. Kurpark Bad Hamm – Heessen Castle loop from Dolberg

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3. Datteln-Hamm Canal – Graduation Tower in Kurpark Hamm loop from Bad Hamm

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September 29, 2024

The first section of the Datteln-Hamm Canal, including the Hamm lock, was opened to traffic with 600 ton ships on July 17, 1914.

In 1926, work began on extending the canal from Hamm to Schmehausen. In 1930, the first pile-driving of sheet piles was carried out to build the Werries lock. After the lock was completed, ship traffic began on the second section of the DHK to Schmehausen on August 23, 1933. The planned extension to Lippstadt was never realized due to a lack of traffic demand.

Today, 43 different bridges, 30 culvert structures, 36 pipe and cable culverts cross the DHK over a length of 47.19 km. Two safety gates ensure that the entire canal does not run dry in the event of a disaster. With the help of the two Hamm and Werries locks, shipping is able to bridge a height difference of 6.75 m.

Furthermore, the DHK serves as a feed channel for the West German canal network by taking water from the Lippe near Hamm.

Source: wsa-westdeutsche-kanaele.wsv.de/Webs/WSA/Westdeutsche-Kanaele/DE/Wasserstrassen/DHK-Allgemein.html

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

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1. Graduation Tower in Kurpark Hamm – Schlagmersch Nature Reserve loop from Bad Hamm

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3. Datteln-Hamm Canal – Graduation Tower in Kurpark Hamm loop from Bad Hamm

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