North Sea Canal - Locks

Locks

There are four locks, of various sizes at the North Sea mouth of the canal: When the north canal lock was opened in 1929 it was the largest canal lock in the world.

name completed dimensions (L x W x D)
meters		 dimensions (L x W x D)
feet
South 1876 110 x 20 x 8 360 x 65 x 26
Small 1876 110 x 11 x 3.5 360 x 36 x 11
Middle 1896 225 x 25 x 10 738 x 82 x 33
North 1929 400 x 50 x 15 1312 x 164 x 49

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