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Oste-Hamme Canal

Canal in Germany

Summary

Canal in Germany

Field	Value
name	Oste-Hamme-Kanal
map	Verlauf des Oste-Hamme-Kanals.svg
image	Oste-Hamme-Kanal Spreckens mit Klappstau.jpg
image_caption	Oste-Hamme-Kanal in Spreckens with weir
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Lower Saxony, Germany
length	19 km
source1_location	"Kollbeck" at the mouth of the river Hamme
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	about
mouth_location	Near Spreckens in the Oste.
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	about
basin_landmarks	Small towns: Spreckens, Fahrendorf, Klenkendorf, Findorf, Ostersode
river_system	Oste
progression	Oste → Elbe
custom_label	Navigable
custom_data	From the source to the mouth water hike is by flap sluice possible.
extra	[[File:Ostehammekanal nordwaerts.jpg	frameless]]The Oste-Hamme Canal near Findorf

Flap gates (''Klappstau'') on the Oste-Hamme Canal near Findorf

The Oste-Hamme Canal or Hamme-Oste Canal is a canal in north Germany, that links the rivers Oste and Hamme. It runs from the Oste near Spreckens four kilometres above Bremervörde through the former Teufelsmoor ("Devil's Moor") and Gnarrenburg, until it reaches the Hamme near Viehspecken. The part of the canal near its mouth into the Hamme is also known as Kollbeck.

History

The canal was built between 1769 and 1790 by Jürgen Christian Findorff and was used to drain the Teufelsmoor and to transport freight (mainly peat to Bremen and Hamburg) in small barges (Bullen). Its long construction time was due to the difficulties caused by the soft peat soil which repeatedly collapsed and meant that the channel had to be re-excavated. From the 1860s numerous flap gates (Klappstaue) and double sluice gates were installed, that made it easier for the peat barges, such as those built in the yard in Schlussdorf.

Significance as a transport route

The canal initially formed the only inland water link between the Elbe and Weser. It is 19 km long, has a bed width of four metres and a water surface width of six metres. It is 0,9 metres deep. Today the canal is overgrown and no longer navigable. Nevertheless, because the flap gates are maintained it is possible to walk the route.

References

"Oste-Hamme Canal Cycle Routes and Map".

Wikipedia Source

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