Canal de Saint-Gilles
| Canal de Saint-Gilles | |
|---|---|
| location | France , Occitania region |
| length | 2 km |
| class | Vb |
| Beginning | Branch from the Canal du Rhône à Sète south of Saint-Gilles |
| The End | Confluence with the Petit Rhône |
| Descent structures | 1 |
The Canal de Saint-Gilles is a French shipping canal in the Gard department in the Occitanie region .
geography
It is a small connecting canal between the Canal du Rhône à Sète and the Petit Rhône , the right arm of the mouth of the Rhone . The canal is located southeast of Saint-Gilles and has a length of about two kilometers. It has a single lock at the confluence with the Petit-Rhône.
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 43 ° 38 ′ 45 ″ N , 4 ° 26 ′ 13 ″ E
- End point of canal: 43 ° 38 ′ 18 " N , 4 ° 24 ′ 53" E
history
The Canal du Rhône à Sète originally flowed into the Rhône at Beaucaire . However, this connection was cut off during canalization work on the Rhône. As a replacement for this, the Petit Rhône, which branches off from the main stream above Arles , was expanded for shipping over a length of 20 kilometers and connected to the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles.
Economical meaning
The small canal has thus become an important part of a continuous shipping connection from the Rhône to Sète and on to the Canal du Midi .
literature
- David Edwards-May: Inland waters of France , 5th edition, Verlag Edition Maritim, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-922117-61-9