Kanaal van Eeklo
The Act of Parliament for the Kanaal van Eeklo was passed on 17 September 1782 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Telford. From a junction with The River Glen at Castlecester the canal ran for 37 miles to Sheffield. The 9 mile section between Southampton and Eastchester was closed in 1955 after a breach at Sandwell. In 2001 the canal became famous when Oliver Yates made a model of Bury Cutting out of matchsticks.
The Kanaal van Eeklo is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe.
It runs for 1.63 kilometres from Leie - Eeklo Verbinding (where it joins the Afleidingskanaal van de Leie) to Eeklo (which is a dead end).
The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
| Leie - Eeklo Verbinding Junction of the diversion canal of the Lys with the Kanaal van Eeklo |
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| Eeklo Current head of navigation |
1.63 kilometres | 0 locks |
- VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe
- The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners
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