Canal Saint-Louis
| Canal Saint-Louis | |
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| location | France , Bouches-du-Rhone department |
| length | approx. 5 km |
| Beginning | Branch from the Grand Rhône estuary |
| The End | Estuary into the Gulf of Fos |
| Descent structures | 1 |
| Ports | Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône |
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The Canal Saint-Louis is a shipping canal in southern France that branches off the canalized Rhône and flows into the Mediterranean in the Gulf of Fos . Since the direct confluence of the Rhône into the Mediterranean is not navigable for ships due to large debris deposits , this canal is the last possibility for shipping to leave the mouth of the Rhône and sideways into the Mediterranean. Another option is the Canal du Rhône à Fos , which is further upstream .
course
The sea canal branches off the Grand Rhône estuary near the city of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône against the direction of flow and first reaches the Port-Saint-Louis sea lock with dimensions of 150 × 22 meters. Immediately behind it is the small city harbor, which the canal leaves in an easterly direction. Then he passes a warehouse and industrial complex with various port facilities. After about 5 kilometers, the channel flows into the Gulf of Fos, where it is protected from the sea side by a dike for a few hundred meters. After a short crossing in the port of Fos-sur-Mer, barges can reach the Canal de Fos à Port-de-Bouc and continue on this in the direction of Étang de Berre .
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 43 ° 22 ′ 52 " N , 4 ° 48 ′ 36" E
- End point of the canal: 43 ° 23 ′ 21 ″ N , 4 ° 51 ′ 16 ″ E
Places on the canal
- Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Attractions
- Tour Saint-Louis, former lighthouse and watchtower near the city harbor from the 18th century - Monument historique
literature
- David Edwards-May: Inland waters of France , 5th edition, Verlag Edition Maritim, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-922117-61-9
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tour Saint-Louis in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)