Bourtangersluis - Bourtange NL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dreamhummie
N 53° 00.467 E 007° 09.434
32U E 376359 N 5874724
Bourtangersluis Lock No IV located at Ruiten A Kanaal West II near Bourtange, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMR4DC
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Date Posted: 05/12/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
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The Boutangersluis is a Lock (No IV) in the Ruiten-Aa-canal near Boutange, The Netherlands.
The lock, built in 1917 during the construction of the canal, is managed by the Water Board Hunze en Aa's.
It is operated by the passing boaters themselves.

Length 27 m.
Width 6 m.

The walls of the lock chamber composed of basalt blocks with brick rollagen and natural abstracted iron bollards . The lock heads are opgemetseld from dark red brick and include, among others on the pivot points of the lock gates , natural stone. The lock doors in the bottom head of the type impeller door and still intact. The impeller door in the top of the head was replaced by a lateral electric sliding door which by means of a special key is operable by the skippers itself.

Right next to the lock is a spillway with weir. Near the gate is the Bourtanger Bridge. On the northwest side there is a loading and unloading dock and a modernized bridge and lock-keepers house. The house is now privately owned.
Waterway Name: Ruiten Aa Kanaal

Connected Points:
The Ruiten Aa canal runs from the city Veelerveen to Ter Apel.


Type: Lock

Date Opened: 01/01/1917

Elevation Difference (meters): 1.00

Site Status: Operational

Web Site: [Web Link]

Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed

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