Canals and Rivers in France

canals rivers

distance

locks

dimension

height

draught

River Yonne from Auxerre to Montereau.

page(s) : 2004/09-1 - 2004/09-2 - 2005/07

108 km

26

93 x 8.30

4.40

1.80

Canal de Bourgogne from Migennes to St-Jean-de-Losne.

page(s) : 2004/09-3 - 2004/10

242 km

189

38.50 x 5

3.20

1.80

The Bourbonnais Route from Chalon-sur-Saone to Paris.

page(s) : 2005/06-1

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Canal du Centre from Chalon-sur-Saone to Digoin. 2005/05

112 km

61

38.50 x 5

3.50

1.80

Canal lateral a la Loire from Digoin to Briare. 2005/06-1

196 km

37

38.50 x 5

3.50

1.80

Canal de Briare from Briare to Montargis. 2005/06-1

54 km

32

38.50 x 5

3.50

1.80

Canal du Loing from Montargis to Saint-Mammès. 2005/06-1

50 km

19

38.50 x 5

3.50

1.80

River Seine from Montereau to Paris Port Bastille.

118 km

8

180 x 11.40

5.50

3.00

Canal du Nivernais from Auxerre to Decize.
page(s) : 2005/08

174 km

110

30 x 5

2.50

1.20

River Saone (lower) from St. Symphorien to Lyon.

page(s) : 2005/09

213 km

5

185 x 12

6.00

3.00

River Rhone from Lyon to St. Gilles (lock Petit Rhone/Arles).

page(s) : 2005/09 - 2005/10

300 km

12

190 x 11.40

6.00

3.00

Canal du Rhone a Sete from St. Gilles to Sete.

page(s) : 2005/10 - 2007/08-1 - 2007/08-2

91 km

1

195 x 12

4.10

1.80

Etang de Thau from Sete to Marseillan.

page(s) : 2005/10

20 km

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4.50

Canal du Midi from Etang de Thau to Toulouse.

page(s) : 2005(10), 2006(04 06), 2007(05 06 07)

240 km

65

30 x 5.50

3.00

1.60

Canal Lateral a la Garonne from Toulouse to Castets.

page(s) : 2006(07 09)

194 km

53

38 x 5.80

3.50

1.80

River Baïse from Buzet to Valence-sur-Baïse.

page(s) : 2006/08-1

61 km

20

28 x 4.30

3.10

1.00

Canal de Jonction : from Canal du Midi to River Aude (lock Gailhousty).

page(s) : 2007/07-1

5 km

7

30 x 5.50

3.00

1.60

River Aude Gailhousty lock at Salleles d'Aude.

page(s) : 2007/07-2

±1 km

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Canal de la Robine : from River Aude to Port la Nouvelle (sea).

page(s) : 2007/06-2

32 km

6

30 x 5.50

3.00

1.60

River Herault from round lock at Agde to sea.

page(s) : 2007/07-1

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River Vidourle at Grau du Roi. Attention, river is silted up in parts.

page(s) : 2007/08-2

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River Lez from Canal du Rhone a Sete to Montpellier.

page(s) : 2007/08-2

30 km

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