Dalsland canal

Långed

Connecting lake Mustadforshöljen to lake Långbrohöljen with four locks and an elevation of 13,1 meters.
The staircase has, from upstreams, one single lock, one dubble-lock and another single lock. When boats go up or down through the dubble-lock was has to be tapped out of the upstream single-lock.

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The Långed lock nr 4 seen from the canal upstreams.
Lock nr 4.
Lock nr 4 open for boats coming from upstreams.
The passanger ship Storholmen sailing to the lock.

Storholmen was built in 1934 and has been refurbished and modernized several times since then. It sails between Bengtsfors and Håverud according to a timetable and those who wish can make the returntrip on DVVJ, the Dal-Västra Värmland railroad.

Storhelmen at lock 4
The gates open so that Storholmen can leave the lock.
Pleasureboats in the lock.
View from lock 4 towards locks 3 and 2 with the Långed Works in the backgraound.


The waitingbridge in the upper basin. The building at right was the home of the engineer at Dals Långeds paper mill.	Lock 2 and 3 with The Långed Works in the background. This was the place for one of the first pappersmassefabrikerna in Sweden. Now they produce paper.	Lock 2 seen from The Långed Works.	View towards lock 1 from the Långed Works.


Getting close to lock nr 1	At lock nr 1	View from lock nr 1 towards lake Mustadforshöljen.

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The Långed lock nr 4 seen from the canal upstreams.	Lock nr 4.	Lock nr 4 open for boats coming from upstreams.	The passanger ship Storholmen sailing to the lock.


Storhelmen at lock 4	The gates open so that Storholmen can leave the lock.	Pleasureboats in the lock.	View from lock 4 towards locks 3 and 2 with the Långed Works in the backgraound.