Table 121. Traffic in Canals and Waterways in 1912.
N a m e
Vessels,
Barges,
and
Steamers
Sailingboats
of more than
10 tons Smaller
sailBarges
Timber
Canal Dues
Floats passing
ingboats
Floats
in Kronor
Canal Number Tons Number
Tons
A. Canals.
Dalsland.................... 12 713 5 820 166 776 403 15 066 1249 1605 3 636 HO Ì22-88
Eskilstnna, lower . . 1532 907 48 000 14 440 393 _ 218 16 163 02
Eskilstnna, upper . . 794 636 39 005 2 82 — 156 --- 6 205-88
Filipstads bergslag . 12 12 1 - - H H -- : . 2200
Forshaga and Karlstad 351 124 1240 — (AfpS i t — 159 68 2 093-96
Gota............................ 5 289 2 032 197 605 1312 73 834 424 1469 52 241106-94
Gothenburg Lock . . 3928 — H B 9 ifcifSr H E 2 90 3 838 — : - 4 005 26
Nya Hjalmare . . . 1320 482 44 873 6 207 243 589 — 30 764 40
Kinda ........................ 2 986 1665 57 759 16 626 28 1021 256 25 033 33
Knap p fo rs................ 289 135 552 “ — — — 154 — 55600
Rappe-Tofta-Asasjon. 754 423 1 — — — 325 6 2 667-88
Snacke........................ 418 212 8056 52 1976 109 — 45 2 238-31
Stockholm Lock. . . 31020 12 061 412 108 2 039 92 572 612 15 499 787 91995-78
Stromsholm . . . . 2 996 673 10 358 ' 44 1341 — 1909 370 27-260-73
S a f f le ........................ 2158 1431 130 967 493 18250 234 ¡¡jsSsg 58 731-11
S o d e rta lje .................... 7 996 2 976 291749 1178 63 256 854 2 297 691 73 415-71
Tisken-Runn Lock . 1930 1662 l — H H — 268 — 414-69
Trollhatte . . . . . 11281 8 947 796 209 823 50 077 S l i t 1464 . — 655 847 25
Aker....................... . 949 528 21453 178 2 989 — 47 196 3 322-46
Örebro........................ 1902 1523 68 071 58 2179 K S 321 — 16175 96
Total 90 618 42 249 2294 781 6618 322 895 4002 31573 6107 1368 763 54
B. Waterways.
Albrektssund . . . . 3313 1208 1 2 270 2 082 21 2 32518
Almarestaket . . . . 2 775 1037 69 167 1236 61523 — — 502 3115-80
Djnrg&rdsbrunn . . . 5 586 5 225 l _ 291 4121 1 69 — , ‘- 324-00
Granso........................ 5 903 4 264 10 316 11 161 1612 14 2 -1 886-90
Harnosand................ 1642 1311 45634 62 909 125 58 86 3 215-95
Harnestad waterway a.
“Sydostra kanalen” s S RÌ —
Karlberg.................... 11164 9135 98 158 7 026 20 1851 1543 00
Malaren—Alby and
Tullinge lakes . . 262 109 2 676 16 628 8 126 3 - 327-51
Nattraby.................... 5753 5111 l 188 4 535 454 — — 648-48
Stegeholm . . . . . 478 293 60 993 95 8 926 21- 65 4 3167-33
Stromma.................... 622 622 X — — — — 828-00
Stromsholm at Y§.s-
t e r v ik .................... 1095 375 2 535 257 7 668 279 182 114297
Tjuvholmssund . . . 1556 1189 864 069 179 14 715 — 133 55 114 356-48
T y n d ero .................... 1062 988 47 253 <— — 57 17 181-00
V a d d o ............................. 2 704 1306 34 311 467 22 974 61 466 20 7 61516
Alk istan .................... 1160 792 — — — 179 — 402-10
Orsundsbro—Hogby . 10 — — 10 308 - — — i l '23-65
Total 45085 32 965 1137 052 2 972 133 764 4002 3 221 689 141103 40
1 Number of tons not stated. — 2 Including even vessels without charge. — 3 No vessels
have plied the canal during the year.
it was only lu s meters deep, but it has now been excavated to a depth
¡of 4 meters.............
Finally, there is a group of .waterways comprising what may. be called as
“inland” water routes, though all of them communicate with the sea. Take, for
i n s t a n c e , -the fairways from the sea to certain important ports, such as Luleâ
(depth 7-5 meters), notable for its great export of ore, Gavle (6'5 meters),
Norrkoping (4,’si meters), Uddevalla (5-9-4 meters). Then there is the Brandal-
sund (depth 6 meters), which serves as a link of communication for the traffic
to and from Sodertalje and Lake Malaren through Sodertalje Canal. Nor must
we forget in conclusion the water routes of this class which, ramifing from
Lake Malaren to Uppsala, Enkoping, Kopmg, Arboga, place these towns in
communication with the sea. * *
Photo. N e l s o n , M a lm ö .
The New Dry Dock at Malmd.
It is to be hoped that the revived interest in the long-neglected water-
routes which, to judge by numerous signs has at last been aroused in
Sweden, and for which the works and projects touched upon in the
foregoing are the symptoms, is destined to subsist, and that it will contribute
its quota to the development and progress of Swedish enterprise
and of Swedish industry.
The canals and waterways of Sweden, with the exception of the Trollhatte
and Sodertalje canals, which are administered by the Board of Waterfalls, are
all under the supervision of the Vag- och Vattenbyggnadsstyrelsen. That department
also administers the Vaddo and Albrektssund waterways,, which are State