Canal de Montech
| Canal de Montech | |
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 The canal in Montech |
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| Water code | FR : O --- 0222 |
| location | France , Occitania region |
| length | 11 km |
| Built | 1844 |
| class | <I. |
| Beginning | Branch from the Canal latéral à la Garonne near Montech |
| The End | Confluence with the Tarn in the urban area of Montauban |
| Descent structures | 10 |
| Kilometrage | Direction Montauban |
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The Canal de Montech (German: Montech Canal ) is a French shipping canal that runs in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitania region .
Course and technical infrastructure
The canal connects the Canal latéral à la Garonne (German: Garonne-Seitenkanal ) with the valley of the Tarn . It branches off from the Garonne Lateral Canal at Montech and after a distance of 11 kilometers it reaches the town of Montauban , where it joins the Tarn River. The height difference is around 28 meters (depending on the river level) and is overcome by 10 locks . The water supply is ensured from the Garonne Lateral Canal.
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 43 ° 57 '47 " N , 1 ° 14' 10" E
- End point of the canal: 44 ° 0 ′ 22 ″ N , 1 ° 20 ′ 36 ″ E
Places on the canal
history
In the first half of the 19th century, the Tarn between Albi and its confluence with the Garonne was navigable over a length of around 150 kilometers. Since the Garonne always had a very unsafe water flow, the Garonne Lateral Canal was built, which was put into operation in 1844 on the Toulouse-Montech-Montauban route. It was not until around 15 years later that the Garonne Lateral Canal was continued in its current route, making the Montech-Montauban section a branch canal. This route was heavily used by cargo ships until the beginning of the 20th century. After that, cargo shipping gradually lost its importance.
In 1990 the canal was closed for renovation work. It has been open again since 2003 and is mainly used by sports boats and houseboats . The connection to the Tarn was interrupted for years, but the double lock has been in operation again since 2011.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The information on the canal length is based on the information on the Canal de Montech from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 14, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
- ↑ Reopening of the connection to the Tarn