Kwale-kwalen magudanar ruwa wani nau'in jirgin ruwa ne na kunkuntar jirgin ruwa ko jirgin ruwa da ake amfani da shi wajen safara a magudanar ruwa ko ta ruwa. Yawanci yana da tsayi da kunkuntar, an tsara shi don dacewa da cikin makullai da sauran sassan kunkuntar tsarin canal. Sau da yawa injinan diesel ne ke sarrafa jirgin ko kuma dawakai ko alfadarai da ke tafiya a kan hanyar da ke gefen magudanar ruwa. Ana amfani da kwale-kwale na magudanar ruwa don jigilar kayayyaki, amma kuma ana iya amfani da su don abubuwan nishaɗi, kamar hutu da abubuwan nishaɗi.