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Soot Canal

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2230 Skotterud, Norway

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+47 976 11 358

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The Soot Canal, constructed in 1849, has Norway's oldest sluice gates. It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786-1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden sawmills. The canal was 1.5 km long and had 16 locks which extended from Lake Skjervangen at 185 m above sea level up to Lake Mortsjølungen at 201 m above sea level. Grasmobanen is part of the canalsystem. A 1460 meter long railroad that hauled the timber between the lakes Mortsjølungen and Tvillingtjern.

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Soot Canal Wikipedia