Length 15 km (9.3 mi) Principal engineer Vauthier Direction West Date completed 1843 Construction began 1838 | Status Disused by the 1930s Date of first use After 1840 End point Tuiliéres Start point Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang Locks 9 | |
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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.
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Map of Canal de Lalinde (D%C3%A9class%C3%A9), France
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.
References
Canal de Lalinde Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA