Canal de Lalinde

Canal de Lalinde

The canal passing through Port de Badefols
Specifications
Length 15 km (9.3 mi) [1]
Locks 9 [1]
Status Disused by the 1930s
History
Principal engineer Vauthier
Construction began 1838
Date of first use After 1840[1]
Date completed 1843
Geography
Direction West
Start point Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang
End point Tuiliéres
Beginning coordinates 44°51′50″N 0°48′00″E / 44.86402°N 0.79994°E / 44.86402; 0.79994
Ending coordinates 44°50′49″N 0°37′48″E / 44.84691°N 0.62989°E / 44.84691; 0.62989

The Canal de Lalinde is a canal in south western France lateral to the Dordogne River. Its purpose was to bypass the rapids of the river.[1]

Locks

The canal begins with its first lock at the village of Mauzac, just below the cingle of Tremolat. Two more locks are found where the canal passes through Lalinde and Borie-Basse. The canal rejoins the Dordogne with two sets of three locks in Tuilières.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. ISBN 978-1-57409-087-1.

External links

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