Dalsland Canal ( Swedish : Dalslands kanal ) is a Swedish canal that enables ships to sail between Lake Vänern and central parts of the Dalsland and southwestern Värmland lake districts. The canal runs across the well-known aqueduct at Håverud and is a much visited tourist attraction during the summer months, drawing yachts, motor boats as well as canoeists.
7-683: The canal system stretches from Köpmannebro on Lake Vänern via the Dalsland lakes of Råvarpen , Laxsjön , Lelång and continues into southwestern Värmland by means of the lakes of Foxen , Töck and finally reaches Lake Östen and its extension named Snäcke Canal . The lakes of Stora Le and both Västra Silen and Östra Silen are also deemed part of the canal system. A boat lift at Strandviken on Stora Le Nössemark enables ships to be loaded onto lorries to Halden in Norway and continue their journey down Idefjord and Svinesund to Skagerrak . Stora Le
14-451: Is situated 66 m (217 ft) above Lake Vänern. Thirty-one locks help to span this drop. 17 metres of head space along the route enables sail boats to ply the entire length of the canal, in contrast to many other canals in Sweden. However, it pays to note that only 1.8 m (6 ft) of draught and a maximum length of 22.75 m and width of 4.05 m are allowed. Maximum speed on
21-575: Is staged every year on Lake Lelång and other lakes in the vicinity. Bream Bream ( / ˈ b r iː m / , US also / ˈ b r ɪ m / ) are species of freshwater fish belonging to a variety of genera including Abramis (e.g., A. brama , the common bream ), Ballerus , Blicca , Brama , Chilotilapia , Etelis , Lepomis , Gymnocranius , Lethrinus , Nemipterus , Pharyngochromis , Rhabdosargus , Scolopsis , or Serranochromis . Although species from all of these genera are called "bream",
28-442: The border between Bengtsfors municipality , in the province of Dalsland , and Årjäng municipality, in the province of Värmland . The lake has an elongated shape and stretches approximately 40 km (25 mi) from Lennartsfors in the north to Bengtsfors in the south. The lake can be reached by three sets of locks . The lock located at Lennartsfors connects it to Lake Foxen , that at Gustavsfors to Lake Västra Silen and
35-493: The canal is set at 2.5 knots . The canal was dug between 1864 and 1868 by engineer Nils Ericson . Only 12 km (7.5 Mi) out of the 250 km stretch of the canal system had to be dug or dynamited , as Ericson made good use of the numerous lakes which span this area. The canal is exploited by the Dalslands Kanal AB company, seated in Åmål . The canal dues are SEK 50 per lock for small boats up to SEK 2500 for
42-417: The one at Bengtsfors to Lake Bengtsbrohöljen . In addition to this the lake stands in open connection to Lake Ärtingen 5 km north of Bengtsfors. Lake Lelång forms part of Dalsland Canal . The lake contains numerous species of fish, such as perch , pike , Salvelinuschar , salmon trout , burbot , atlantic salmon , bream , eel and minnow . A canoeing competition named Dalsland Kanotmaraton +
49-400: The whole canal back and forth (in 2010). Several shipping companies offer short cruises on the canal. The Dalsland kanotmaraton + canoeing competition is partly held on lakes forming part of the canal system. Gustavsfors 58°51′N 12°24′E / 58.850°N 12.400°E / 58.850; 12.400 Lake Lel%C3%A5ng Lelång Lake is a Swedish lake. It lies on
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