Beatrix Canal

The Beatrix Canal (Dutch: Beatrixkanaal) is an 8.4 km long canal in the southern Netherlands. It was constructed to provide the city of Eindhoven with access to the Wilhelmina Canal.

Beatrix Canal
Specifications
Maximum height above sea level49 ft (15 m)
StatusOpen
History
Construction began1930
Date of first use1940
Date completed1939
Geography
Start pointWilhelminakanaal near Best, Netherlands
End pointEindhoven, Netherlands
Branch(es)Discharge Canal
Branch ofWilhelmina Canal

In order to be able to regulate the level of the Gender and Dommel streams, which regularly threatened to flood Eindhoven's inner city, an additional Discharge Canal (Afwateringskanaal), which is not open to navigation, was dug to connect the Beatrix Canal and the Dommel stream. Into this branch, the Gender now discharges.

Upon completion, the canal was named in honour of the newborn eldest daughter of the heiress apparent to the Dutch throne, Princess Beatrix.


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