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The Helenavaart is a 15.7-kilometer long canal in the Peel, partly in the province of North Brabant, partly in Limburg.
The Helenavaarl is a side canal of the North Canal that starts south of Meijel and then runs in a northern direction, parallel to the Deurne Canal. Both the Helen Canal and the Deurne Canal have long been closed as navigable waterways.
The Helenavaart runs from Helenaveen between the Mariapeel and the Deurne Peel. Previously, many side canals were established for peat extraction, but many of these have since been dammed due to changing water management. Just before the village of Griendtsveen, the Helenavaart merges with the Deurne Canal and becomes the Peel or Defense Canal.