Canals in the Netherlands

grachten dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age; UNESCO World Heritage Site

canal in the Netherlands

Dutch ship canal

ship canal in the Netherlands

artificial river in the Netherlands

thumb|Zuid-Willemsvaart in Weert

canal in Belgium and the Netherlands

36 km long canal in the southern Netherlands

The Twentekanaal () is a canal running through the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, connecting the three largest cities of the Twente region, Almelo, Hengelo and Enschede to the national network of rivers and canals. Because the canal forks to reach Almelo, the canal is officially plural, which is Twentekanalen. thumb|right|250px|Twentekanaal in Enschede

canal in the Netherlands

thumb|right|220px|The Winschoterdiep in Groningen (city)|Groningen (2009)

canal in the Netherlands

canal in the Netherlands

canal in Netherlands

canal

The Leidsevaart (also known as Leidse trekvaart, Dutch for "Leiden's Pull-Canal") is a canal between the cities of Haarlem and Leiden in the Netherlands. It was dug in 1657, making it one of the oldest canals in the Netherlands. It was the major means of transport between Leiden and Haarlem for almost two centuries until the rail connection was established in the 19th century. The original stops along the railway mirrored the toll bridges of the canal.

canal in South Holland, the Netherlands

The IJgeul or IJ trench is a man-made excavation on the bottom of the North Sea, off the coast of IJmuiden, which provides access to large vessels with deep drafts to the port of IJmuiden, and also via the North Sea Canal, to the port of Amsterdam (just like the Eurogeul for the port of Rotterdam).

Stieltjeskanaal is a canal and village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

canal in South Holland, Netherlands

The Haarlemmertrekvaart [ˌhaːrlɛmərˈtrɛkfaːrt] (Haarlem's Tow-Canal) is a canal between Amsterdam and Haarlem in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. It was dug in 1631, making it the oldest tow-canal in Holland. Travel on such canals was historically done by barges (or trekschuit in Dutch) which were towed by animals (and sometimes by man-power) on a path along the canal's edge (towpath).

thumb|right|Postcard from 1922 showing trekschuit arrival in Volendam. thumb|Map from 1681 showing the Haarlemmertrekvaart as connecting Haarlem to Amsterdam, and the Leidsevaart connecting Haarlem to Leiden. At Halfweg the two bodies of water "Haarlemmermeer" and "Het Ye" meet at [[Gemeenlandshuis Zwanenburg.]] thumb|right|Drawing of interior of a trekschuit on the Haarlemmertrekvaart in 1760. thumb|right|Drawing of trekschuit on Nieuweramstel 1700–1725. The jager is on the horse.

canal in North Brabant, Netherlands

canal in the Netherlands

canal in Friesland, Netherlands

thumb|450px|Aerial view of the Eurogeul

thumb|200px|right|The aqueduct over the A4 Highway thumb|200px|right|Just north of geniedijk, view east of ringvaart aqueduct over Zuid Tangent bus line

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canal in the Netherlands and Germany

6 km long canal in the northeastern Netherlands

canal in South Holland, Netherlands

The Oudegracht, or "old canal", runs through the center of Utrecht, the Netherlands. It starts in the southeast of the city. Here the Kromme Rijn (the original main bed of the Rhine river) and the Vaartse Rijn (a medieval canal reconnecting Utrecht to the newer main stream of the Rhine, the Lek) arrive to meet the original moat of the fortified town, and the Oudegracht goes from there into the center of town. Parts of the Oudegracht follow the original flow of the river Rhine, but there is some disagreement on what parts. The northern part is most likely an early canal (app. AD 1000) connectin