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Arbetet påbörjades dock under Engelbrekts tid och fortsattes under Karl XI:s regering.
1912 inköptes kanalen av Staten och underställdes Kungl. Vattenfallsstyrelsen.
1952 passerade närmare 7 000 fartyg med en last av 1,8 Mton.
2010 Årligen passerar ca 3 000 lastfartyg, 9 000 fritidsbåtar och ett mindre antal passagerar- och skärgårdsbåtar slussen.