The Canal del Dique (English: Levee Channel) is a 118 km artificial canal connecting Cartagena Bay (at the corregimiento of Pasacaballos) to the Magdalena River in the Bolívar Department in northern Colombia. The canal is a bifurcation or artificial arm of the Magdalena River, and its eastern portion forms most of the border between the departments of Bolívar and Atlántico. The port on the Magdalena River is Calamar.
The canal was needed since the mouth of the Magdalena River (which provided access into the interior of Colombia) was virtually impenetrable, and Colombia's two main colonial ports (Cartagena and Santa Marta) had no access to the river.[1] It was built by the Spanish in 1582 but quickly fell into disrepair; it was rebuilt in 1650.[2]
However, by the end of the 18th century, it had become impassable except during times of high runoff, and by 1821 it was completely blocked.[2] Thus, trade moved increasingly away from Cartagena to Santa Marta and Sabanilla[2] (a port near the mouth of the Magdalena, later eclipsed by Puerto Colombia and Barranquilla). By 1831 traders in the city began to lobby for the canal's reopening, but repeated efforts to redredge the channel failed and by the end of the 19th century a railroad had replaced it.[2]
George Totten engineer, helped rebuild part of this canal, in the mid-19th century.[3]
In 1923 and 1952, the canal was improved, but use then began to decline due to increased sedimentation of the Magdalena River.[4]
Currently, a modernization of the channel is being considered in order to boost trade in the port of Cartagena.[5]
canal, dique, english, levee, channel, artificial, canal, connecting, cartagena, corregimiento, pasacaballos, magdalena, river, bolívar, department, northern, colombia, canal, bifurcation, artificial, magdalena, river, eastern, portion, forms, most, border, be. The Canal del Dique English Levee Channel is a 118 km artificial canal connecting Cartagena Bay at the corregimiento of Pasacaballos to the Magdalena River in the Bolivar Department in northern Colombia The canal is a bifurcation or artificial arm of the Magdalena River and its eastern portion forms most of the border between the departments of Bolivar and Atlantico The port on the Magdalena River is Calamar Sunset in the Levee Channel in Mahates town Contents 1 History 1 1 In the literature 2 References 3 External linksHistory editThe canal was needed since the mouth of the Magdalena River which provided access into the interior of Colombia was virtually impenetrable and Colombia s two main colonial ports Cartagena and Santa Marta had no access to the river 1 It was built by the Spanish in 1582 but quickly fell into disrepair it was rebuilt in 1650 2 However by the end of the 18th century it had become impassable except during times of high runoff and by 1821 it was completely blocked 2 Thus trade moved increasingly away from Cartagena to Santa Marta and Sabanilla 2 a port near the mouth of the Magdalena later eclipsed by Puerto Colombia and Barranquilla By 1831 traders in the city began to lobby for the canal s reopening but repeated efforts to redredge the channel failed and by the end of the 19th century a railroad had replaced it 2 George Totten engineer helped rebuild part of this canal in the mid 19th century 3 In 1923 and 1952 the canal was improved but use then began to decline due to increased sedimentation of the Magdalena River 4 Currently a modernization of the channel is being considered in order to boost trade in the port of Cartagena 5 Since 2013 river diversions have been planned with Dutch company Royal Haskoning DHV to control sediment and water flow along the canal 6 This has led to creation of a new mangrove wetland area land building and ecological restoration in the region In the literature edit The canal figures prominently in Gabriel Garcia Marquez s novel Love in the Time of Cholera References edit Eduardo Lemaitre 1988 El Transito del Canal del Dique in Gonzalez M Orlando J et al Eds Caminos Reales de Colombia Archived from the original on 2009 02 07 Retrieved 2010 07 05 a b c d Boletin Cultural y Bibliografico Numero 21 Volumen XXVI 1989 Archived from the original on 2010 07 22 Retrieved 2019 08 31 Canal del Dique in English PDF American Canal Society David G Barber date 2012 Retrieved December 16 2022 Monsalve Garcia A El Canal del Dique 350 Anos de Lucha Continua Archived from the original on 2011 07 07 Retrieved 2010 07 05 El Espectador July 9 2009 Project Canal del Dique bringing Dutch water management expertise to Colombia www royalhaskoningdhv com in Dutch Archived from the original on 2021 06 15 Retrieved 2021 03 12 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canal del Dique The Canal del Dique Corporation Spanish 10 09 N 75 30 W 10 150 N 75 500 W 10 150 75 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canal del Dique amp oldid 1203973673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
