Lanaye lock complex
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The Lanaye lock complex is a major set of navigation locks on the Albert Canal near the Belgian-Dutch border, enabling large inland vessels to bypass height differences between the canal and the Meuse River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lock complex
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| connectsCountry |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Liège industrial area
ⓘ
Maas basin NERFINISHED ⓘ port of Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Albert Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Locks of Lanaye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sluiscomplex Lanaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Écluses de Lanaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
navigation lock
ⓘ
ship lock ⓘ weir ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bypass height difference between Albert Canal and Meuse River
ⓘ
enables navigation of large inland vessels ⓘ |
| hasLockChamber |
large-gauge lock chamber
ⓘ
smaller lock chamber ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDraught | approximately 4.5 metres ⓘ |
| hasMaximumVesselBeam | approximately 25 metres ⓘ |
| hasMaximumVesselLength | approximately 225 metres ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
E25 motorway bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway bridge over Albert Canal ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLocks | 4 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lanaye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipality of Visé ⓘ province of Liège NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Maas valley landscape ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Belgian-Dutch border
ⓘ
Eijsden-Margraten NERFINISHED ⓘ Maastricht NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Albert Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernization | early 21st century ⓘ |
| nearWaterway | Meuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1939 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Service public de Wallonie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Albert Canal waterway system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European inland waterway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ inland shipping ⓘ |
| waterLevelDifference | approximately 13.9 metres ⓘ |
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