Waterways in Germany

canal in Germany

thumb|Havel-Oder-Wasserstraße - Eberswalder Kanalbrücke 1The Havel–Oder–Wasserstraße (HOW) is a navigable waterway connecting Berlin (Havel and Spree) and the German-Polish border at the West Oder River at Friedrichsthal north of Schwedt. Approximately 135 km long, it is composed of the following sections: Havel-, Scheital-, Oderhaltung and the Hohensaaten-Friedrichsthaler Wasserstraße (HFW), which are connected by the Lehnitz lock, the ship's lift Niederfinow and the West Schleuse Hohensaaten.