Locks On The Canal Du Midi - Notes

Notes

A Lock numbers are as given in the appendix of the 1994 edition From Sea to Sea by L.T.C. Rolt
B The flight at Fonserannes was "replaced" by a water slope in 1984 hence the single "lock number". However, the slope has never worked and the 6 flight staircase remains the only way to pass through meaning that there are 91 locks but only 86 numbers.
C Chamber has three sets of gates, the third being the junction with the branch descente dans l'Hérault

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