The Leopold Canal ( Dutch : Leopoldkanaal or Leopoldvaart , French : Canal Léopold ) is a canal in northern Belgium . Construction occurred between 1847 and 1850 after the Belgian government granted permission in 1846. It runs about 40 km (25 mi) westward from Boekhoute to Heist-aan-Zee just south of the Dutch border. It is between 1.2 and 2.3 m (3 ft 11 in and 7 ft 7 in) deep. The canal was proposed by Canon Joseph Andries [ nl ] , local member of the Belgian National Congress , to prevent the Dutch from blocking the discharge of water and inundating the Meetjesland after Belgium's independence from the Netherlands .
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