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The Soot Canal (Norwegian: Sootkanalen) was a canal system located in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Constructed in 1849, it has Norway's oldest sluice gates. It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786-1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden sawmills. The canal was 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and had 16 locks which extended from Lake Skjervangen at an elevation of 185 metres (607 ft) above sea level up to Lake Mortsjølungen at 201 metres (659 ft) above sea level.

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  • Der Soot Kanal, norwegisch Sootkanalen, ist ein Kanal in der Kommune Eidskog im norwegischen Fylke Innlandet. Er wurde 1847–1849 durch (1786–1859) erbaut und verfügt über Norwegens älteste Schleusentore. Er ermöglichte das Flößen von Baumstämmen zu den Sägemühlen von Halden. Auf einer Länge von 1,5 km überbrückten 16 (ursprünglich 15) Schleusen zwischen den Seen (176 moh.) und (201 moh.) einen Höhenunterschied von 25 m. Eröffnet wurde das Bauwerk am 20. Juli 1849. Bis zu 600 Arbeiter waren an seinem Bau beteiligt. Der Kanal war bis 1932 in Betrieb und hatte im Jahr 1920 mit 222.768 Baumstämmen sein höchstes Transportvolumen. Die war ein Teil des Transportsystems, auf der das Holz zwischen dem Mortsjølungen und dem Tvillingtjern per Zug transportiert wurde. (de)
  • The Soot Canal (Norwegian: Sootkanalen) was a canal system located in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Constructed in 1849, it has Norway's oldest sluice gates. It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786-1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden sawmills. The canal was 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and had 16 locks which extended from Lake Skjervangen at an elevation of 185 metres (607 ft) above sea level up to Lake Mortsjølungen at 201 metres (659 ft) above sea level. The Soot Canal was in operation from 1849 to 1932. The channel consisted of the original 16 locks between Skjervangen and Mortskjølungen. The Grasmobanen, a 1,460-metre (4,790 ft) long railroad that hauled the timber between the lakes Mortsjølungen and Tvillingtjern, was also part of the canal system. In 1987, the municipality of Eidskog acquired rights to the countercurrent sluice system and labeled it a landmark attraction. (en)
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  • Der Soot Kanal, norwegisch Sootkanalen, ist ein Kanal in der Kommune Eidskog im norwegischen Fylke Innlandet. Er wurde 1847–1849 durch (1786–1859) erbaut und verfügt über Norwegens älteste Schleusentore. Er ermöglichte das Flößen von Baumstämmen zu den Sägemühlen von Halden. Auf einer Länge von 1,5 km überbrückten 16 (ursprünglich 15) Schleusen zwischen den Seen (176 moh.) und (201 moh.) einen Höhenunterschied von 25 m. Eröffnet wurde das Bauwerk am 20. Juli 1849. Bis zu 600 Arbeiter waren an seinem Bau beteiligt. (de)
  • The Soot Canal (Norwegian: Sootkanalen) was a canal system located in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Constructed in 1849, it has Norway's oldest sluice gates. It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786-1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden sawmills. The canal was 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and had 16 locks which extended from Lake Skjervangen at an elevation of 185 metres (607 ft) above sea level up to Lake Mortsjølungen at 201 metres (659 ft) above sea level. (en)
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