how do you all use canals?

[SpiritRetro]

i am interested in working canals into my cities and i was wondering how you guys all use canals

[Verullus Forgefire]

Until now I haven't really been using them.. at all. I don't really find them to practical.

[CyberVibes]

I don't use canals myself but check these videos see if they shed some light on the subject for you
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cities+skylines+canals

[VirgoCompany]

Well one way to use canals is if your next city segment is still a ways away from a river or dam and you want to save money on pipes, you build the canal downhill and let it spill into the river. It's one way to do it anyway.

[grapplehoeker]

Some tips I've given before,
https://steamcommunity.com/app/255710/discussions/0/1290691308583537995/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/255710/discussions/0/1693797713971389890/#c1693798344651567493
I've been building and using canals since long before there was a Canals n Quays update.
Up until that point, canals were just water features as there were no transportation for them. After the Mass Transit DLC and the creation of a couple of mods, you could then use canals as transportation waterways too.
Since then, I continue to build my own or make use of the canal modules wherever I see fit. They also work nicely with the ferries from the Mass Transit DLC.
Since the uses of canals vary a lot, it would be easier to answer if you described how you wanted to use them.

[SpiritRetro]

im not sure its why i asked how people used them themselves