Canal de Pont-de-Vaux
| Canal de Pont-de-Vaux | |
|---|---|
| Water code | FR : undefined |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region |
| length | 3 km |
| Built | 1843 |
| class | I ( Freycinet class ) |
| Beginning | Branch from the canalised Saône opposite Fleurville |
| The End | in the port of Pont-de-Vaux |
| Descent structures | 1 |
| Ports | Pont-de-Vaux |
| Used river | Reyssouze |
| Kilometrage | Direction Pont-de-Vaux |
The Canal de Pont-de-Vaux (sometimes also called Canal de la Reyssouze ) is a small shipping canal in France that runs in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region .
Course and technical infrastructure
It is a canal of the branch canal type , which branches off opposite the town of Fleurville on the left bank of the Saône and leads to the town of Pont-de-Vaux . The canal is a good three kilometers long and has a single lock at the mouth of the Saône. The difference in altitude is around two meters. At Pont-de-Vaux, the water is fed from the Reyssouze river .
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 46 ° 26 '9 " N , 4 ° 55' 56" E
- End point of the canal: 46 ° 26 ′ 50 ″ N , 4 ° 53 ′ 51 ″ E
history
At the end of the 18th century, the idea arose to open up the Bresse by water and to build a shipping canal from the Saône to Bourg-en-Bresse for this purpose . After many interruptions, the canal was built from the mouth of the Saône to Pont-de-Vaux and put into operation in 1843. A further construction was no longer economical due to the competition from the railway. Since the canal gradually fell into disrepair, it was taken out of service in the 1950s, but repaired again in 1994 for tourist reasons.
Economical meaning
A leisure harbor has been set up in Pont-de-Vaux , which is mainly used by pleasure boats and houseboats . Smaller passenger ships also find their way through the narrow canal in places and operate excursions on the Saône.