There are different substrates on both sides of the canal. On the western side there is a more rustic subsoil, on the eastern side there is an asphalt surface.
The artificial lake was built in the 1980s as a cooling water basin for the Emsland nuclear power plant, twelve kilometers away. It is about two kilometers long and just over a kilometer wide at its widest point.
The section of the Hasetalradweges from Meppen to Haselünne is a beautiful, easy to cycle bike path, with Einkehrmöglichkeite in the "Old Inn Giese" located directly on the Hase, and …