Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal

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Name: Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal
Water system: Scheldt
Water type: Canal
Progression: Scheldt -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: Europe
Countries: Belgium, France, Netherlands

The Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal (Zeekanaal Brussel-Schelde), also known as the Willebroek Canal amongst other similar names, is an important canal in Belgium. The 28-kilometre-long canal has a width of 30 metres and a draught of 2 metres, and connects Brussels with the Scheldt river at Wintam and ultimately the sea. The canal is one of the oldest navigable canals in Belgium and indeed in Europe. It was originally only 20 kilometres long and joined the Rupel river in the hamlet of Klein-Willebroek. Hence previously the canal was officially known as the Brussels–Rupel Maritime Canal prior to the establishment of a direct link with the Scheldt in 1997.

Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal

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