Northern Dvina Canal

Northern Dvina Canal
The Northern Dvina Canal in the town of Kirillov
Specifications
Status	Open
History
Date of first use	1828
Geography
Start point	Sheksna
End point	Lake Kubenskoye

Coordinates: 59°54′36″N 38°40′32″E / 59.91000°N 38.67556°E / 59.91000; 38.67556

The Northern Dvina Canal (Russian: Северодвинский канал) is a 64 km long canal in Vologda Oblast in Russia. It connects the Volga-Baltic Waterway to the Northern Dvina River through its tributary, the Sukhona River. The Northern Dvina Canal is one of the two canals (the other one being the abandoned Northern Ekaterininsky Canal) connecting the river basins of the Volga and the Northern Dvina.

At its western end the Northern Dvina Canal starts at the Sheksna River (a part of the Volga-Baltic Waterway), 10 km south of the town of Kirillov. The canal runs north towards Lake Siverskoye and the town of Kirillov. From Kirillov, the canal turns northeast through a series of small lakes, including Lake Pokrovskoye, Lake Zaulomskoye, and Lake Kishemskoye. To the east of Lake Kishemskoye, the canal joins the valley of the Itkla and follows it until it joins the Porozovitsa River. At this point, the canal gradually turns southeast and ends up in the northwestern end of Lake Kubenskoye. The lake is the source of the Sukhona River.

There are six locks on the canal, all made of wood. One of the locks is located in the southern part of the town of Kirillov.