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The 35 pages that link to Canal, each with the reason it gives.

• IrrigationRelated: Canals carry water from rivers or reservoirs to agricultural districts.

• RiverCompared with: Unlike a natural river channel, a canal is created or engineered by people.

• Hydraulic engineeringBroader topic: Canals require engineered gradients, linings, gates, and flow controls.

• Canal lockNarrower topic: Canals are a principal setting in which locks overcome changes in elevation.

• ManchesterNarrower topic: Canals moved bulky raw cotton, coal, and finished cloth through Manchester’s industrial network.

• PortCompared with: A canal carries vessels along a route, whereas a port is a place for ships to call and transfer loads.

• Inland waterwayBroader topic: Canals create navigable links where natural rivers do not connect useful destinations.

• Mekong DeltaRelated: Canals irrigate farmland, drain fields, and connect settlements across the delta.

• BrugesNarrower topic: Bruges’ canals are part of its historic urban landscape and visitor appeal.

• River channelCompared with: Unlike a natural river channel, a canal is primarily constructed or maintained by people.

• ChinampaRelated: Channels between chinampas helped drain plots and move people and supplies.

• Danube DeltaRelated: Navigation and land-reclamation projects have altered water movement in parts of the delta.

• Maritime chokepointRelated: Canals such as Suez create chokepoints by concentrating traffic on a constructed shortcut.

• Zebra musselRelated: Canals connect watersheds that zebra mussels could not otherwise reach easily.

• Karakum CanalNarrower topic: The Karakum Canal is an exceptionally long canal designed chiefly for water supply and irrigation.

• Water transportBroader topic: Canals create navigable routes where natural waterways do not provide them.

• Welland CanalNarrower topic: The Welland Canal is a navigable canal built to connect two lakes.

• Mesopotamian city-stateRelated: Canal networks linked cities to farmland and required coordinated maintenance.

• Nan MadolRelated: Channels between Nan Madol’s islets functioned as routes through the complex.

• Water diversionRelated: Canals carry diverted water from its source toward farms, cities, or storage.

• Water managementBroader topic: Canals distribute water through planned routes rather than natural channels.

• Trade routeCompared with: A canal is a constructed passage that may serve a route, not the whole trading path.

• Intracoastal WaterwayNarrower topic: Canals supply engineered links where natural waterways do not provide a navigable route.

• Corinth CanalNarrower topic: The Corinth Canal is a sea-level example of this waterway type.

• Oder–Havel CanalNarrower topic: The Oder–Havel Canal exemplifies a navigable artificial link between natural river systems.

• Red Flag CanalNarrower topic: Red Flag Canal is a large water-transfer canal serving irrigation and related needs.

• Amsterdam–Rhine CanalNarrower topic: The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a large-scale example of a navigable artificial waterway.

• Body of waterCompared with: Unlike most water bodies, a canal is a deliberately constructed passage.

• Buckingham CanalNarrower topic: The Buckingham Canal combines navigation with flood drainage along a coast.

• Canals of AmsterdamNarrower topic: The Amsterdam network is a distinctive urban example of this wider infrastructure type.

• Chambly CanalNarrower topic: The Chambly Canal is a navigable canal designed to overcome natural obstacles in a river.

• HetaoRelated: Canals distribute Yellow River water to fields beyond the riverbanks.

• History of transportCompared with: Canals offered a low-friction freight alternative before railways spread.

• Irrigation in the United StatesRelated: Canals carry stored or diverted water to agricultural districts far from its source.

• Long XuyênRelated: Canals supplement the rivers that structure movement and water management around the city.