Södertälje Canal

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Slussgatan 11, 151 71 Södertälje, Sweden

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N59° 11' 35.34" E17° 37' 55.85"   (59.19315, 17.632180555556) Start navigation »

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The Södertälje Canal (Swedish: Södertälje kanal) is a canal connecting the lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea, at the city of Södertälje. It is 5.2 km long, and it has one lock. The size of this lock is the largest in Scandinavia by allowed ship size. The lock is 135 m long and 17 m wide. The water level difference between Mälaren and the Baltic Sea is not large, on average 0.6 m (2 ft). This is the main shipping route into the lake Mälaren.

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