Copyright © Hans Högman 2019-12-24
Göta Canal
Introduction
Göta Canal (Swe: Göta Kanal) is a 190 km (118 mil.)
long Canal in Götaland Region officially opened in
1832. Out of the total length of the canal, about 87
km (54 mil.) is handmade or blasted while the rest
are natural watercourses. The difference in altitude
is 92 m (300 ft.). Together with Trollhätte Canal and
Göta River the Göta kanal constitutes a 390 km (242
mil.) waterway across Sweden, from the Baltic Sea to
the Cattegat.
The canal itself, Göta kanal, stretches from Sjötorp
on the eastern side of Lake Vänern in Västergötland,
via the canal’s highest point Lanthöjden (elevation
91 m) located west of Lake Viken, via Lake
Bottensjön to Lake Vättern. The canal continues
through lakes Boren and Roxen and finally flows
into the Bay of Slätbaken, in Östergötland
In total there are 58 locks and 50 bridges on Göta
Canal.
The Locks
Below is a listing of the locks on Göta Canal ordered
from the east-coast of Sweden to Lake Vänern.
The Locks in Östergötland:
1.
Mem
2.
Tegelbruket
3.
Söderköping
4.
Duvkullen nedre
5.
Duvkullen övre
6.
Mariehov nedre
7.
Mariehov övre
8.
Carlsborg nedre (2 locks)
9.
Carlsborg övre (2 locks)
10.
Klämman, open regulating lock
11.
Hulta
12.
Bråttom
13.
Norsholm
14.
Carl Johans slussar (7 locks)
15.
Oskars slussar (2 locks)
16.
Karl Ludvig Eugéns slussar (2 locks)
17.
Brunnby (2 locks)
18.
Heda (2 locks)
19.
Borensberg
20.
Borenshult (5 locks)
21.
Motala
The last lock above, Motala, located by Lake Vättern,
completes the locks in Östergötland province. In
total 37 locks.
The Locks in Västergötland
Below is a listing of the locks on Göta Canal in
Västergötland between the two great lakes, Vänern
and Vättern, ordered from east to west:
1.
Forsvik
2.
Tåtorp
3.
Hajstorp övre (2 locks)
4.
Hajstorp nedre (2 locks)
5.
Riksberg (3 locks)
6.
Godhögen (2 locks)
7.
Norrkvarn övre
8.
Norrkvarn nedre
9.
Sjötorp 7-8 (2 locks)
10.
Sjötorp 6
11.
Sjötorp 4-5 (2 locks)
12.
Sjötorp 2-3 (2 locks)
13.
Sjötorp 1
In total 21 locks in Västergötland which makes a
grand total of 58 locks.
The Locks of Göta
Canal, Sweden
The above map shows the course of Göta Canal from
Sjötorp by Lake Vänern in the west to the Bay of
Slätbaken in the east. Image Wikipedia.
Above, a cross section of the canal showing the
elevation of each lock. To right we have the Baltic Sea
(Swe: Östersjön). Respective lock’s elevation is stated
with decimal comma and not decimal point which is
standard in English speaking countries.
