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=== The extended Kempische Vaart (1858) ===

=== The extended Kempische Vaart (1858) ===

[[File:1863- Van de Kerckhove; Bizolier (1-12050), Bizolier, F., Felixarchief, 12 4195.jpg|thumb|The Campine Canal and the wet docks in Antwerp]]

[[File:1863- Van de Kerckhove; Bizolier (1-12050), Bizolier, F., Felixarchief, 12 4195.jpg|thumb|The Campine Canal and the wet docks in Antwerp, 1863]]

[[File:Otters op het kempisch kanaal, asset G2ZhpWbY6uuIOXQkljV8fp5C.tif|thumb|Otters (a ship type) on the canal probably near Antwerp]]

[[File:Otters op het kempisch kanaal, asset G2ZhpWbY6uuIOXQkljV8fp5C.tif|thumb|Otters (a ship type) on the canal probably near Antwerp]]

After the first parts of the Kempische Vaart were completed, it relied on the canalized [[Kleine Nete]] for the connection to [[Lier, Belgium|Lier]] and from there, to Antwerp. This canal was 23 km long and had six locks with chambers of 20 m by 3 m. These were only usable for vessels with a draft of up to 1.10 m.{{sfn|Burgers|2019|p=118}} It made that this canal could only be used by tiny vessels of 40-50t.{{sfn|Delacroix|1860|p=46}}

After the first parts of the Kempische Vaart were completed, it relied on the canalized [[Kleine Nete]] for the connection to [[Lier, Belgium|Lier]] and from there, to Antwerp. This canal was 23 km long and had six locks with chambers of 20 m by 3 m. These were only usable for vessels with a draft of up to 1.10 m.{{sfn|Burgers|2019|p=118}} It made that this canal could only be used by tiny vessels of 40-50t.{{sfn|Delacroix|1860|p=46}}