Murole Canal
{{Short description|Canal in Ruovesi, Finland}}
The Murole Canal ({{langx|fi|Muroleen kanava}}) is a transportation canal that connects the lake Palovesi with the lake Vankavesi in Ruovesi, Finland. The canal was built in 1852–1854.{{cite web|url=http://www.ruovesi.fi/tourists/lakes-and-canals/|title=Lakes and canals|publisher=Municipality of Ruovesi|date=|accessdate=27 June 2017|language=}}
Murole Canal is a part of the route Runoilijan tie (the Poet's Route), named after the Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, running between the city of Tampere and the town of Virrat. The route is sailed in the summertime by the SS Tarjanne.{{cite web|url=http://www.virrat.fi/tourism/sights/steamboat-ss-tarjanne/|title=Steamship s/s Tarjanne|publisher=Municipality of Virrat|date=|accessdate=27 June 2017|language=}}
Dimensions
- Length: {{convert|315|m|abbr=on}}
- Total lift: {{convert|1.5|m|abbr=on}}
- The maximum dimensions allowed for a ship transiting the canal are:{{cite web|url=http://kanaler.arnholm.nu/suomi/finland/murolef.html|title=Muroleen kanava|publisher=Suomen kanavat|date=2005|accessdate=27 June 2017|language=fi}}
- Length: {{convert|40.0|m|abbr=on}}
- Beam (width): {{convert|7.7|m|abbr=on}}
- Draft: {{convert|2.4|m|abbr=on}}
- Height of mast: {{convert|18.0|m|abbr=on}}
References
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