| Telemark Canal | |
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| Length | 105 km |
| Source elevation | 72 m |
The Telemark Canal originally consisted of two canals: The Norsjø-Skien Canal, with locks in Skien and Løveid was built in the period 1854–1861, and is the oldest of the two canals. Norsjø is a Lake in Telemark, 55 km² in area The lake is 15 meters above sea level is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The other original canal – Bandak-Nordsjø Canal – was opened in 1892. Bandak is a Lake in the municipality of Kviteseid and Tokke in Telemark county Norway. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year In Europe, this canal was seen as "the eighth wonder" when it was finished. The Bandak-Nordsjø Canal was mainly built for transport of goods and passengers, log floating and to prevent flooding. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Log floating, however, is no longer practiced, due to the closing of Union - a local paper factory.
The Telemark Canal consists of 18 lock-chambers, is 105 km long and has a difference in altitude of 72 m. The biggest staircase lock is Vrangfoss which has five lock-chambers and a lifting height of 23 m. The passenger boats Henrik Ibsen and Victoria travel with tourists from Skien to Dalen via Kviteseid. "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. Dalen is the administrative centre of Tokke municipality Norway. Kviteseid is a Municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Victoria has traveled through the Norsjø-Skien Canal since 1882, and on the Bandak-Norsjø Canal since its opening. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Distribution of the 18 lock-chambers
| Lock | Lift height | Chambers | Lock passage time |
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| Skien | 5 m | 1 chamber | 20 min |
| Løveid | 10. 3 m | 3 chambers | 35 min |
| Ulefoss | 10. Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality Norway. 7 m | 3 chambers | 40 min |
| Eidsfoss | 10 m | 2 chambers | 30 min |
| Vrangfoss | 23 m | 5 chambers | 60 min |
| Lunde | 3 m | 1 chamber | 15 min |
| Kjeldal | 3 m | 1 chamber | 15 min |
| Hogga | 7 m | 2 chambers | 25 min |
Maximum traffic dimensions on the Telemark Canal
| Dimension | Meter | Feet | Remarks |
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| Mast height | 16 | 52. Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality Norway. Lunde is any one of several small towns in Denmark: One southwest of the town of Otterup on the island of Funen One near the west The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 5 | limited to 12. 8 m at Ulefoss–Dalen |
| Length | 31. 4 | 100 | |
| Breadth | 6. 6 | 21 | |
| Draft | 2. The draft (or draught) of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the Waterline and the bottom of the hull ( Keel) with the thickness 5 | 8 |
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