Canals

thumb|The Alter Strom, in the sea resort of Warnemünde, Germany thumb|The Royal Canal in Ireland thumb|Small boat canals such as the Basingstoke Canal fuelled the Industrial Revolution in much of [[Europe and the United States.]] thumb|right|Bridge on the Naviglio Grande, in the town of [[Cassinetta di Lugagnano, in Italy]] thumb|Canal in Broek in Waterland, Netherlands thumb|Canal in Venice

structure constructed to convey water

fall structure with a fixed chamber in which the water level changes

Xochimilco (; ) is a borough () of Mexico City. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the precolonial period.

late 19th-early 20th century belief of canals existing on Mars

thumb|right|A towpath in use on the Finow Canal in Germany thumb|People towing a vessel in the Netherlands in 1931 thumb|Mules pulling a boat on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal thumb|A roving bridge on the English [[Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. The towpath changes to the other side of the canal but the horse does not have to be unhitched.]] thumb|A towpath cut into the rock beside the Lot (river)|Lot river in southwest France thumb|"Towboats Along the Yotsugi-dōri Canal" from Hiroshige's "[[One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" series, a depiction of a towpath in rural Tokyo, mid-19th cent

canal especially intended to accommodate ships

thumb|right|A sluice gate

bridge structure carrying a navigable waterway over an obstacle

canal in Jordan

Gracht (; plural: grachten) is a Dutch word for a canal within a city. Often, Grachten encircle city centres in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern Germany. Outside the Netherlands, the word grachten mostly refers to the city canals of Amsterdam (for which it is well known) and also Utrecht, Leiden and The Hague. The Koninginnegracht in The Hague was conceived by King Willem I for the promotion of tourism in the early 19th century. Since 2009 the Willemsvaart once more offers tours over this gracht, to Scheveningen, known as "StrandRelax" or "BeachRelax", a unique stretch of sand between Th

type of radial arm floodgate

tunnel for a canal