Volkerak sluizen - The Netherlands
N 51° 41.450 E 004° 24.740
31U E 597621 N 5727596
Volkerak sluizen the Netherlands
Waymark Code: WM1EFH
Location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Date Posted: 04/20/2007
Views: 122
Anually there pass 115.000 profesional ships and 45.000 recreational ships. It's one of the biggest inland lock's in the Netherlands.
It's part of the Dutch Deltaplan when there was made a dam between the Oosterschelde and Haringvliet.
Waterway Name: Volkerak
Connected Points:
The locks in the inland channels connect the seaport of Rotterdam with Belgium and Northen France (Rhine-Scheld channel) part of the 'hoofdvaarwegennet' in the Netherlands.
Type: Lock
Date Opened: 04/19/1977
Site Status: Operational
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed
Elevation Difference (meters): Not Listed
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