Amsterdam–Rhine Canal

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52°9′8″N5°0′23″E/ 52.15222°N 5.00639°E/52.15222; 5.00639

Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
Map of the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
Specifications
Length	72 km (45 mi)
History
Date completed	1952
Geography
Start point	Amsterdam,Netherlands
End point	Waalriver nearTiel,Netherlands

TheAmsterdam–Rhine Canal(Dutch:Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal) is acanalin theNetherlandsthat was built to connect theportand capital city ofAmsterdamto the main shipping artery of theRhine.Its course follows a generally southeasterly direction as it goes through the city ofUtrechttowardsWijk bij Duurstedewhere it intersects theLekbranch of the Rhine and then continues on to the riverWaalnearTiel,with a branch, theLek Canal,to the Lek nearNieuwegein.^[1]^[2] The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal is the world's most frequented artificial waterway with an annual average of 100,000 ships.^[3]^{[better source needed]}

References[edit]

^"Amsterdam-Rhine Canal".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved2022-08-30.
^"Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal".Rijkswaterstaat(in Dutch).Retrieved2022-08-30.
^"Amsterdam-Rhine canal most busiest canal in the world".Rijkswaterstaat on Twitter(in Dutch).Retrieved2023-02-08.

v t e Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
Rhine Rijn Rhin	Current distributaries Waal Nederrijn IJssel Lek Merwede Boven Merwede Nieuwe Merwede Beneden Merwede Oude Maas Dordtsche Kil Noord Nieuwe Maas Scheur Nieuwe Waterweg Former distributaries Kromme Rijn Leidse Rijn Oude Rijn Hollandse IJssel Vecht Waaltje Brielse Maas Spui Current estuaries Nieuwe Waterweg IJsselmeer Former estuaries Hollands Diep Haringvliet Volkerak Krammer Grevelingen Keeten-Mastgat Oosterschelde Associated canals Bijlands Kanaal Pannerdens Kanaal Amsterdam–Rhine Canal Vaartse Rijn Nieuwe Merwede Nieuwe Waterweg Scheldt–Rhine Canal Maas–Waal Canal
Meuse Maas	Current distributaries Bergse Maas Amer Former distributaries Oude Maasje Afgedamde Maas Merwede Boven Merwede Beneden Merwede Oude Maas Dordtsche Kil Noord Nieuwe Maas Scheur Nieuwe Waterweg Current estuaries Former estuaries Hollands Diep Haringvliet Volkerak Krammer Grevelingen Keeten-Mastgat Oosterschelde Associated canals Heusden Canal Bergse Maas Maas–Waal Canal
Scheldt Schelde Escaut	Current distributaries Western Scheldt Former distributaries Oosterschelde Eendracht Current estuaries Western Scheldt Former estuaries Oosterschelde Krammer Grevelingen Associated canals Scheldt–Rhine Canal Canal through Zuid-Beveland Canal through Walcheren
Other rivers (directly draining into the delta)	Linge Mark Donge Rotte Oude IJssel
Islands and Peninsulas	Rozenburg IJsselmonde Het Eiland van Dordt Voorne and Putten Hoeksche Waard Tiengemeten Goeree-Overflakkee Schouwen-Duiveland Tholen Sint Philipsland Walcheren Noord-Beveland Zuid-Beveland
Towns	Rotterdam Antwerp Dordrecht Bergen-op-Zoom Schiedam Vlissingen Vlaardingen Middelburg Spijkenisse
Other topics	Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)

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