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]
| Canal de Lalinde | |
|---|---|
_amont_(1).JPG) 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 |
| Ending coordinates | 44°50′49″N 0°37′48″E / 44.84691°N 0.62989°E |
Locks edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. ISBN 978-1-57409-087-1.
External links edit
Media related to Canal de Lalinde at Wikimedia Commons