Canal

A US warship in the Suez Canal

Some canals require blasting through rock

A canal is a waterway made by humans. For many centuries, canals have been built as a way of transporting heavy goods in barges or boats. Canals often connect lakes, rivers, or oceans. The Panama Canal is a famous canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Many canals are reinforced with clay or concrete on the sides and have locks.

Other canals are used for irrigation or hydropower.

Canal Media

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  The Alter Strom, in the sea resort of Warnemünde, Germany

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  The Royal Canal in Ireland

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  Small boat canals such as the Basingstoke Canal fuelled the industrial revolution in much of Europe and the United States.

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  Bridge on the Naviglio Grande, in the town of Cassinetta di Lugagnano, in Italy

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  Canal in Broek in Waterland, Netherlands

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  Wenecja, kanał wodny

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  Saimaa Canal, a transportation canal between Finland and Russia, in Lappeenranta

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  Westbury Court Garden: the garden "Canal"

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  Loading Anthracite on the Lehigh Canal to feed the early United States industries in the pioneer-era

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  1. Design High Water Level (HWL)* 2. Low water channel* 3. Flood channel* 4. Riverside slope* 5. Riverside banquette* 6. Levee crown* 7. Landside slope* 8. Landside banquette* 9. Berm* 10. Low water revetment* 11. Riverside land* 12. Levee* 13. Protected lowland* 14. River zone