South William’s Canal (Zuid-Willemsvaart)

General data
- Water type: Canal
- Progression: Dieze -> Meuse (Maas) -> Bergse Maas -> Amer (Meuse distributary) -> Hollands Diep -> Haringvliet estuary -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Netherlands
Description
The Zuid-Willemsvaart (translated: South William’s Canal) is a canal in the south of the Netherlands and the east of Belgium. The Zuid-Willemsvaart is a canal in the provinces Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg (Belgium), and North Brabant. Several important canals are connected to it, e.g. the Campine Canals and the Wilhelmina Canal. On its 122 km route it passes cities like Maastricht, Maasmechelen, Bree, Weert, Helmond, and’s-Hertogenbosch. Nowadays most commercial shipping activity on the canal is local.