List of canals in Germany

This is a list of navigable canals that are at least partially located in Germany. The canals are listed here in alphabetic order of the name (without generic).

Currently navigable canals

Canal name (English)	Canal name (German)	From	To
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal	Berlin-Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal	River Havel at Spandau	River Spree near the Hauptbahnhof in Berlin
Brandenburg City Canal	Brandenburger Stadtkanal	River Havel upstream of Brandenburg an der Havel	River Havel in central Brandenburg an der Havel
Britz Canal	Britzer Verbindungskanal	Teltow Canal in Berlin	River Spree in Berlin
Charlottenburg Canal	Charlottenburger Verbindungskanal	Westhafen Canal at Charlottenburg in Berlin	River Spree and Landwehr Canal at Charlottenburg in Berlin
Dahme Flood Relief Canal	Dahme-Umflutkanal	River Spree at Leibsch	River Dahme at Märkisch Buchholz
Datteln-Hamm Canal	Datteln-Hamm-Kanal	Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln	Hamm-Uentrop
Dortmund–Ems Canal	Dortmund-Ems-Kanal	Dortmund	River Ems near Papenburg
Elbe–Havel Canal	Elbe-Havel-Kanal	River Elbe near Magdeburg	River Havel near Brandenburg
Elbe Lateral Canal	Elbe-Seitenkanal	River Elbe near Lauenburg	Mittelland Canal near Wolfsburg
Elbe–Lübeck Canal	Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal	River Elbe at Lauenburg	River Trave at Lübeck
Elbe-Weser Waterway	Elbe-Weser-Schifffahrtsweg	Otterndorf	Bremerhaven
Elisabethfehn Canal	Elisabethfehnkanal	Küsten Canal near Kampe	River Leda near Elisabethfehn
Ems-Jade Canal	Ems-Jade-Kanal	River Ems at Emden	Jade Estuary at Wilhelmshaven
Ems Lateral Canal	Ems-Seitenkanal	River Ems in Oldersum	Emden Inner Harbour
Ems-Vecht Canal	Ems-Vechte-Kanal	River Ems south of Lingen	River Vechte at Nordhorn
Finow Canal	Finowkanal	River Havel at Liebenwalde	Oder-Havel Canal at Liepe
Gieselau Canal	Gieselaukanal	Kiel Canal at Oldenbüttel	River Eider 2 km (1.2 mi) north
Gosen Canal	Gosener Kanal	Seddinsee in Berlin	Dämeritzsee in Berlin
Griebnitz Canal	Griebnitzkanal	Griebnitzsee in Berlin	Großer Wannsee in Berlin
Havel Canal	Havelkanal	River Havel at Hennigsdorf	River Havel at Paretz
Kammer Canal	Kammerkanal	Zierker See near Neustrelitz	Woblitzsee
Karl-Heine Canal	Karl-Heine-Kanal	White Elster River in Leipzig	Elster-Saale Canal in Leipzig
Kiel Canal	Nord-Ostsee-Kanal	River Elbe at Brunsbüttel	Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau
Küsten Canal	Küstenkanal	Dortmund-Ems Canal at Dörpen	River Hunte at Oldenburg
Landwehr Canal	Landwehrkanal	River Spree at Berlin-Charlottenburg	River Spree at Berlin-Treptow
Mittelland Canal	Mittellandkanal	Dortmund-Ems Canal at Hörstel	River Elbe near Magdeburg
Neukölln Ship Canal	Neuköllner Schifffahrtskanal	Landwehr Canal in Berlin	Teltow Canal in Berlin
Oder–Havel Canal	Oder-Havel-Kanal	River Havel near Hennigsdorf	River Oder at Oderberg
Oder–Spree Canal	Oder-Spree-Kanal	River Dahme at Berlin-Schmöckwitz	River Oder at Eisenhüttenstadt
Rhine–Herne Canal	Rhein-Herne-Kanal	River Rhine at Duisburg	Dortmund-Ems Canal near Waltrop
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal	Main-Donau-Kanal	River Main at Bamberg	River Danube at Kelheim
Ruhr Ship Canal	Ruhrschifffahrtskanal	Rhine at Duisburg	Mülheim an der Ruhr
Silo Canal	Silokanal	River Havel upstream of Brandenburg an der Havel	Quenzsee and River Havel downstream of Brandenburg an der Havel
Sacrow–Paretz Canal	Sacrow-Paretzer-Kanal	River Havel at Potsdam	River Havel at Paretz
Teltow Canal	Teltowkanal	River Havel at Potsdam	River Dahme at Berlin-Grünau
Wesel–Datteln Canal	Wesel-Datteln-Kanal	River Rhine at Wesel	Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln
Westhafen Canal	Westhafenkanal	Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal at the Westhafen in Berlin	River Spree at Charlottenburg in Berlin

Formerly navigable canals

Canal name (English)	Canal name (German)	From	To
Aller Canal	Allerkanal	Weyhausen near Wolfsburg	Brenneckenbrück, 5 km W of Gifhorn
Eider Canal	Eider-Kanal	Eider River near Rendsburg	Kieler Förde near Kiel
Fossa Carolina	Karlsgraben	Swabian Rezat River (in the Rhine basin)	Altmühl River (in the Danube basin)
Ludwig Canal	Ludwigskanal	Main River at Bamberg	Danube River at Kelheim
Luisenstadt Canal	Luisenstädtischer Kanal	Spree River at Mitte in Berlin	Landwehr Canal at Kreuzberg in Berlin
Oste-Hamme Canal	Oste-Hamme-Kanal	Oste River near Spreckens	Hamme River near Viehspecken
Stecknitz Canal	Stecknitzfahrt	Elbe River near Lauenburg	Trave River near Lübeck

Incomplete navigable canal projects

Canal name (English)	Canal name (German)	From	To
Elster-Saale Canal	Elster-Saale-Kanal	Karl-Heine Canal in Leipzig	Saale River near Murseburg

See also

• Transport in Germany
• List of rivers of Germany