Bijlands Kanaal

The Bijlands channel is an approximately three -kilometer-long waterway between the Dutch towns Tolkamer and Millingen.

The largest part of the channel forms the German - Dutch border and is part of the Rhine. It is the distance between the Dutch Upper Rhine ( Bovenrijn ) and the breakdown Rdens channel.

The canal was built across 1773-1776 by ​​Bijlandsche Waard and cut off a loop of that Waal. Through this channel the funds countries not only wanted to serve the shipping industry, but also protect the country against flooding. For the same reason, the breakdown Rdens canal was built to remove excess water from the river Waal and IJssel at the Lower Rhine, and thus protect the Waalgebiet from flooding.

The old area between the channel and the cut Waalarm, De Bijland, now used as a recreational and water sports area and is part of Gelderland De Poort.

Between Millingen and the Bijland runs a passenger ferry.

  • Channel in the Netherlands
  • Rhine river system
  • Channel in Gelderland
  • Channel in North Rhine -Westphalia
  • Rijnwaarden
  • Kleve
  • Cross-border traffic
Waal (river) Nederrijn
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