The Heusden Canal is a canal

Canal

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 on the border of the Dutch

Netherlands

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 provinces North Brabant

North Brabant

North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

 and Gelderland

Gelderland

Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

, roughly between Wijk en Aalburg

Wijk en Aalburg

Wijk en Aalburg is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Aalburg, about 15 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch....

 and Heusden

Heusden

Heusden is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch.- Population centres :...

. The canal connects the Afgedamde Maas

Afgedamde Maas

The Afgedamde Maas is a former distributary of the Maas River in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The Maas splits near Heusden with one channel flowing north until its confluence with the river Waal to form the Merwede, while the other continues west as the main distributary of the Maas...

 and Bergsche Maas and has a total length of approximately 2.3 km.
On the Bergsche Maas end, there is a lock

Lock (water transport)

A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied; whereas in a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is...

 named the Kromme Nolkering, and also the only bridge

Bridge

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 across the canal; it is part of the N831.

Creation of the canal was required under the Maasmondwet ("Maas Mouth Act") of 26 January 26, 1883.

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