Grand Canal d’Alsace

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artificial waterway canal navigation canal

The Grand Canal d’Alsace is a major artificial waterway in eastern France that diverts and regulates part of the Rhine for navigation, hydroelectric power, and flood control.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Grand Canal d’Alsace canonical 15
Grand Canal d’Alsace bypass channel 1
Grand Canal d’Alsace diversion channel 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial waterway ⓘ
canal ⓘ
navigation canal ⓘ
constructionStart 1928 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designedFor large Rhine barges ⓘ
divertsWaterFrom Rhine ⓘ
endPoint Vogelgrun ⓘ
followsRiver Rhine ⓘ
hasEconomicRole supporting regional industry through transport and power ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact modification of Rhine flow and habitats ⓘ
hasFunction improving navigability of the Upper Rhine ⓘ
reducing flood risk on the Rhine ⓘ
regulating Rhine flow ⓘ
hasHydroelectricPlant Fessenheim hydroelectric power station ⓘ
Kembs hydroelectric power station ⓘ
Kembs hydroelectric power station ⓘ
surface form: Ottmarsheim hydroelectric power station

Vogelgrun hydroelectric power station ⓘ
hasLock Fessenheim lock ⓘ
Kembs lock ⓘ
Ottmarsheim lock ⓘ
Vogelgrun lock ⓘ
hasStructureType canalized river diversion ⓘ
isPartOf Upper Rhine development scheme ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
locatedIn Alsace ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ
surface form: Grand Est region

Haut-Rhin ⓘ
surface form: Haut-Rhin department

eastern France ⓘ
locatedOnBorderWith Germany ⓘ
nearbyCity Basel-Stadt ⓘ
surface form: Basel

Breisach am Rhein ⓘ
openingDate 1959 ⓘ
operator Électricité de France ⓘ
partOf Rhine waterway system ⓘ
passesNear Colmar ⓘ
Mulhouse ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ
regionHistorically Alsace ⓘ
separates French territory from German Rhine channel in some sections ⓘ
startPoint Kembs ⓘ
usedFor commercial shipping ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ
waterwayClass large-gauge European waterway ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhine → connectedByCanal → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
European inland shipping network → hasComponent → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Rhine waterway system → hasPart → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Kembs → hasCanal → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Vogelgrun → hasCanalInfrastructureNearby → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Kembs lock → locatedIn → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Kembs lock → partOf → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Canal d’Alsace infrastructure
Kembs lock → connectsTo → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Canal d’Alsace bypass channel
Ottmarsheim lock → locatedIn → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Ottmarsheim lock → locatedOnWaterway → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Ottmarsheim lock → isPartOf → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Canal d’Alsace lock system
Ottmarsheim lock → hasAccessTo → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Kembs hydroelectric power station → locatedOnWaterway → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Kembs hydroelectric power station → partOf → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Fessenheim lock → locatedIn → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Fessenheim lock → partOf → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Canal d’Alsace navigation system
Fessenheim lock → watercourseManaged → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Fessenheim lock → isMajorLockOn → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Fessenheim hydroelectric power station → locatedIn → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
Fessenheim hydroelectric power station → partOf → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Canal d’Alsace hydroelectric system
Fessenheim hydroelectric power station → sitedOnInfrastructure → Grand Canal d’Alsace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Canal d’Alsace diversion channel