Canal de Lalinde

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Canal de Lalinde
Canal de Lalinde (port de Badefols) amont (1).JPG
The canal passing through Port de Badefols
Specifications
Length15 km (9.3 mi) [1]
Locks9 [1]
StatusDisused by the 1930s
History
Principal engineerVauthier
Construction began1838
Date of first useAfter 1840[1]
Date completed1843
Geography
DirectionWest
Start pointMauzac-et-Grand-Castang
End point
Beginning coordinates44°51′50″N 0°48′00″E / 44.86402°N 0.79994°E / 44.86402; 0.79994
Ending coordinates44°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. ^ a b c d McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. ISBN 978-1-57409-087-1.

External links[]

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