中德运河（德语：Mittellandkanal，MLK）是德国中部的一条运河，也是德国最长的人工水道，长达325,3千米。。算上其支渠和连接渠共长392 km。它联通了多特蒙德-埃姆运河、威悉河、易北河和易北-哈弗尔运河。从更广泛的意义上来说，中德运河是莱茵河和奥德河连接枢纽的一部分。在西段，它通过多特蒙德-埃姆运河与莱茵-赫纳运河连接莱茵河；在东段，它通过易北-哈弗尔运河与下哈弗尔水道及哈弗尔-奥德水道联通奥德河。从欧洲的维度来看，它是荷兰、比利时、卢森堡、法国和瑞士连接波兰、捷克的信道。

The Mittelland Canal, also known as the Midland Canal, (German:Mittellandkanal) is a major canal in central Germany. It forms an important link in the waterway network of that country, providing the principal east-west inland waterway connection. Its significance goes beyond Germany as it links France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries with Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic Sea.