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The Canal del Dique (English: Levee Channel) is a 118 km canal connecting (at the town of ) to the Magdalena River in the Bolívar Department in northern Colombia. Its eastern portion forms most of the border between the departments of Bolívar and Atlántico. The port on the Magdalena is Calamar. The canal was needed since the mouth of the Magdalena River (which provided access into the interior of Colombia) was virtually impenetrable, and Colombia's two main colonial ports (Cartagena and Santa Marta) had no access to the river. It was built by the Spanish in 1582 but quickly fell into disrepair; it was rebuilt in 1650. However, by the end of the 18th century, it had become impassable except during times of high runoff, and by 1821 it was completely blocked. Thus, trade moved increasingly a

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  • The Canal del Dique (English: Levee Channel) is a 118 km canal connecting (at the town of ) to the Magdalena River in the Bolívar Department in northern Colombia. Its eastern portion forms most of the border between the departments of Bolívar and Atlántico. The port on the Magdalena is Calamar. The canal was needed since the mouth of the Magdalena River (which provided access into the interior of Colombia) was virtually impenetrable, and Colombia's two main colonial ports (Cartagena and Santa Marta) had no access to the river. It was built by the Spanish in 1582 but quickly fell into disrepair; it was rebuilt in 1650. However, by the end of the 18th century, it had become impassable except during times of high runoff, and by 1821 it was completely blocked. Thus, trade moved increasingly away from Cartagena to Santa Marta and Sabanilla (a port near the mouth of the Magdalena, later eclipsed by Puerto Colombia and Barranquilla). By 1831 traders in the city began to lobby for the canal's reopening, but repeated efforts to redredge the channel failed and by the end of the 19th century a railroad had replaced it. In 1923 and 1952, the canal was improved, but use then began to decline due to increased sedimentation of the Magdalena River. Currently, a modernization of the channel is being considered in order to boost trade in the port of Cartagena. The canal figures prominently in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel Love in the Time of Cholera. George Totten an engineer, helped build this canal Since 2013, river diversions have been planned with Dutch company Royal Haskoning DHV to control sediment and water flow along the canal. This has led to creation of a new mangrove wetland area, land building and ecological restoration in the region. (en)
  • El canal del Dique es una bifurcación artificial del río Magdalena, en la Región Caribe de Colombia. Fue construido bajo órdenes de la Época hispánica en Colombia en el siglo XVI para facilitar la navegación entre este río con la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias.​​Tiene una longitud de 115 kilómetros, se desprende del río Magdalena a la altura de Calamar y desemboca principalmente en la bahía de Cartagena, aunque posee otras tres desembocaduras menores: caño Correa (mar afuera), caño Matunilla y caño Lequerica (ambos en la bahía de Barbacoas).​El actual tramo del Canal del Dique fue construido por el Ingeniero Totten, razón por la cual lleva también su nombre, y dado al servicio de la navegación en el año de 1854.​ El Canal de Dique y el Caño Ciego son las bifurcaciones que marca el límites del Delta del río Magdalena.[cita requerida] (es)
  • Le canal del Dique est un canal situé en Colombie. Il relie la baie de Carthagène des Indes au río Magdalena, la plus importante voie fluviale du pays. (fr)
  • Canal del Dique är en kanal i Colombia. Den ligger i departementet Bolívar, i den norra delen av landet, 600 km norr om huvudstaden Bogotá. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 25 °C. Den varmaste månaden är februari, då medeltemperaturen är 28 °C, och den kallaste är oktober, med 23 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 636 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är september, med i genomsnitt 292 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 16 mm nederbörd. (sv)
  • Каналь-дель-Дике (исп. Canal del Dique) — 118-километровый канал, соединяющий с рекой Магдалена в департаменте Боливар на севере Колумбии. Восточная часть канала образует большую часть границы между департаментами Боливар и Атлантико. Портом на Магдалене у входа в канал является город Каламар. (ru)
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  • Le canal del Dique est un canal situé en Colombie. Il relie la baie de Carthagène des Indes au río Magdalena, la plus importante voie fluviale du pays. (fr)
  • Canal del Dique är en kanal i Colombia. Den ligger i departementet Bolívar, i den norra delen av landet, 600 km norr om huvudstaden Bogotá. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 25 °C. Den varmaste månaden är februari, då medeltemperaturen är 28 °C, och den kallaste är oktober, med 23 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 636 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är september, med i genomsnitt 292 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 16 mm nederbörd. (sv)
  • Каналь-дель-Дике (исп. Canal del Dique) — 118-километровый канал, соединяющий с рекой Магдалена в департаменте Боливар на севере Колумбии. Восточная часть канала образует большую часть границы между департаментами Боливар и Атлантико. Портом на Магдалене у входа в канал является город Каламар. (ru)
  • The Canal del Dique (English: Levee Channel) is a 118 km canal connecting (at the town of ) to the Magdalena River in the Bolívar Department in northern Colombia. Its eastern portion forms most of the border between the departments of Bolívar and Atlántico. The port on the Magdalena is Calamar. The canal was needed since the mouth of the Magdalena River (which provided access into the interior of Colombia) was virtually impenetrable, and Colombia's two main colonial ports (Cartagena and Santa Marta) had no access to the river. It was built by the Spanish in 1582 but quickly fell into disrepair; it was rebuilt in 1650. However, by the end of the 18th century, it had become impassable except during times of high runoff, and by 1821 it was completely blocked. Thus, trade moved increasingly a (en)
  • El canal del Dique es una bifurcación artificial del río Magdalena, en la Región Caribe de Colombia. Fue construido bajo órdenes de la Época hispánica en Colombia en el siglo XVI para facilitar la navegación entre este río con la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias.​​Tiene una longitud de 115 kilómetros, se desprende del río Magdalena a la altura de Calamar y desemboca principalmente en la bahía de Cartagena, aunque posee otras tres desembocaduras menores: caño Correa (mar afuera), caño Matunilla y caño Lequerica (ambos en la bahía de Barbacoas).​El actual tramo del Canal del Dique fue construido por el Ingeniero Totten, razón por la cual lleva también su nombre, y dado al servicio de la navegación en el año de 1854.​ El Canal de Dique y el Caño Ciego son las bifurcaciones que marca el límites d (es)
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  • Каналь-дель-Дике (ru)
  • Canal del Dique (sv)
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