The Kikinda Canal stretches from its confluence with the Main Canal to its junction with the Zlatica River near Sajan, with a total length of 50.34 km. Its primary function is to collect the Zlatica’s internal waters during periods when the sluice gate at Padej is closed, as well as its own internal waters along the route, and discharge them into the Main Canal.
During periods of intensive drainage, the canal’s flow is significant, especially due to the additional inflow from the Zlatica. The drainage basin of the Kikinda Canal covers 86,000 hectares. High water volumes are evacuated through the Main Canal either toward Novi Bečej or Zrenjanin, or in both directions, depending on downstream conditions at the confluence.
In times of water supply, the canal delivers the required amounts of water from the Tisa River via the Zlatica. It was excavated mainly between 1967 and 1971, with part of its route following the former valley of the Galadska River. The canal passes east of Novo Miloševo, near Kikinda and Iđoš, before joining the Zlatica near Sajan. Water is supplied through the Padej and Sajan sluice gates.
Approximately half of the canal’s length lies within the territory of the Novi Bečej municipality.
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