Datteln-Hamm Canal

The dates - Hamm Canal ( DHK, water code: 70301 ) is a federal waterway and branches in dates from the Dortmund- Ems Canal. From here it runs parallel to the lip on its south side in an easterly direction through Waltrop, Lünen, Bergkamen up to Hamm. The channel was called together with the Wesel- dates channel during the planning and construction phase as lip - side channel.

History

The first stage was completed in 1914. She passed through the lock Hamm past the city harbor Hamm, 1926, the channel to Hamm- Schmehausen was developed and put into operation in 1933, where he ends today in a large harbor basin at the Westfalen power plant through the lock Werries. Originally, the canal should be built to Lippstadt, but this project was not executed and was finally abandoned after the Second World War.

Specifications

The chainage of the channel runs from dates to mountain. The channel has a total length of 47.145 km and has to compensate the difference in height of 6.75 m, the two locks Hamm and Werries on.

The canal is crossed by 42 rail, road, paths and pedestrian bridges, 1 conveyor bridge and crosses under 30 culverts and culverts and 38 pipe and Kabeldükern. In the event of an accident, the channel is equipped with two security gates in Waltrop and mountain Kamen, allow the closure of the front of it or behind it channel sections, so not all of the channel is emptied.

Extension

The dimensions of today's Barges allow in some sections of the DHKS no oncoming traffic. Therefore, in 1997 the direction of transport was introduced, first over a length of about 18.6 km, now only about less than 3 km. To probably 2017Vorlage: Future / In 3 years to the western section of the fairway up to the railway bridge in Hamm ( Hamm- East Harbour, 35.87 miles ) be removed for Waterway Class Vb and let the oncoming traffic. The eastern portion remains first in the class IV with the above-mentioned limitations.

The removed section is then be accessible in accordance with the intergovernmental agreement between the federal government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1992, between dates and Hamm Hamm up to and including the city harbor for Use of motor vehicles by 110,00 m long large barges and 185.00 m long pushed convoys. The loaded draft will be 2.80 m, the maximum ship width is then 11.45 m. In addition, were and are mining-related construction works for the elimination of reductions required.

Function in the drainage of the West German canal network

The channel is used, in addition to his original main purpose of the navigation, and the feed lip of water into the West German channel network. To this end, the lip in Hamm is jammed. In the water distribution system between the weir and sluice valves can through the weirs to be introduced into the DHK amount of water can be controlled (up to 25 m³ / s). The lip water flows through the supply structure above the weir, which was expanded in 1965 by a second, from the lip jammed into the sewer Hamm and next to the cabin through the free flow of natural declines in the DHK down. This channels the dates -Hamm, Dortmund -Ems, Rhine -Herne and Wesel- dates are supplied with operating water.

At lower lip water flow (less than 10 m³ / s), the power structure is closed. The water supply of West German channels and ensuring a minimum flow in the lip through the transfer structure from DHK to the lip below the lock Hamm then takes place solely by the existing to the other channel levels pumping stations.

Ports

The largest port and most important trading center is the city's port Hamm, Germany's second- largest public channel port, with 1.75 million tonnes of water-side cover and 0.65 million tonnes of rail handling in fiscal year 2008. The city Lünen is the second largest port on the dates - Hamm Canal with 0.9 million tonnes envelope. There are also a number of power station ports ( power plant Bergkamen, Gersteinwerk and Westfalen power plant ), coal mine ports ( Prussia port, Zechenhaus Aden, Zeche Westfalen and mine East), the silent harbor Brambauer, port Waltrop and Ruhrmann port in Hamm- Uentrop, fail their envelopes less, as well as some marinas.

The most important trade goods of the ports on the DHK are coal, cement, sand, gravel, oil, gas and petrol. The transport amount is about 7 million tonnes per year, the city's port Hamm suggests regularly about a quarter of the total quantity of goods to.

Management

The Water and Shipping Authority (WSA ) Hamm in 1978 was dissolved and as a branch ( branch) of the Water and Shipping Authority Rheine continued. The branch is located on the Adenauer Allee, right on the canal. Furthermore, there is the suburb ( ABz ) Hamm at the Ferry Road, directly by the canal.

Recreational use

Meanwhile, the importance of the sports boat tourism and recreational use of the DHK has increased. Along the dates -Hamm Canal, there are - as well as to the other channels in the Ruhr area - a whole range of ports, breakpoints and walking resting places for boaters, one of the greatest of these is the Marina Rünthe. Similarly, there are many anglers who spend their free time on the dates - Hamm Canal.

Aerial view of the city harbor Hamm

Lock Werries in Hamm

Almost the end of the channel at the harbor Uentrop

A religious role of the waterway for the Hindus of the nearby Sri Kamadchi - Ampal Temple.