Canal de Montech

The Canal de Montech is an 11 km waterway in southwestern France connecting the Canal de Garonne in Montech and the Tarn River in Montauban.[1] It is also known as the Montauban Branch (French: l’embranchement de Montauban).[2]

Canal de Montech
Specifications
Length11 km (6.8 mi) [1]
Locks11 [1]
History
Date of first use1843 [2]
Geography
Start pointCanal de Garonne in Montech
End pointTarn in Montauban

A lock at Moissac also connects the Canal de Garonne to a lower section of the Tarn. A proposal exists to create a waterway ring, including the Canal de Montech, by restoring navigation to the stretch of the Tarn between Moissac and Montauban.[3]

Port Canal in Montauban
  • The lock to the Tarn.
    The lock to the Tarn.
  • Captaincy
    Captaincy
  • 'Port Canal' in Montauban
    'Port Canal' in Montauban

See also

References
  1. Fluviacarte, Canal de Montech
  2. Rolt, L. T. C. (1973). From Sea to Sea. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-1-57409-087-1.
  3. "River Tarn (and the Tarn 'Ring')". grehanman guides. Retrieved 2010-11-22.

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