The Hunsingokanaal is a drainage channel in the northwest of the Dutch province of Groningen, which runs from 't Stort naar Zoutkamp. At 't Stort the canal continues as the Hoornse Vaart to the north and as the Warfhuisterloopdie to the east.
The canal was dug in the middle of the 19th century to improve the drainage of the Marne area. Before watering it off via the curve rails on the Reitdiep. The construction was possible due to the establishment of the Hunsingo water board in 1852, where the side vests of the Houwerzijlvest and the Schouwerzijlvest, which both comprised the Marne area, became part of.
A route was chosen from the center of the area to the west. To this end, the Salt Camp, the connection between Zoutkamp and Ulrum was digged into a canal, and the journey from Ulrum to 't Groot was broadened. Finally, a cloak lid was laid in the sea dike at Zoutkamp. The channel thus created was given the name of the newly created water board. The lock was called Hunsingosluis.
The drainage of the Marne was greatly improved by this channel. Nevertheless, in the 20th century a bosom meal, H.D. Called Louwes. This mine was managed by the Electra Water Board, which also served the De Waterwolf. The Hunsingokanaal is actually a bypass of the Reitdiep, the main artery of the current water board Noorderzijlvest.
The following bridges lie on the canal: the Leenstertil, the Ulrumertil, the Zuidema's and the Hunsingobrug (just next to the lock). In the 80's a bicycle bridge was built at Zoutkamp. 53° 21′ NB, 6° 20′ OL
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