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Rhone au Rhin - Main Line

The Rhone au Rhin - Main Line is a commercial waterway and is part of the Rhone au Rhin - Branche Sud. It runs for 144 miles and 2¼ furlongs through 114 locks from Rhone au Rhin - Petite Saône Joction (where it joins the Petite Saône) to Rhône au Rhin, branche Sud - branche Nord - Niffer-Mulhouse Jonction (where it joins the Embranchement à Grand Gabarit de Niffer-Mulhouse and the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Désaffectée section sud)).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has a junction with the Embranchement de Belfort at Rhône au Rhin - Belfort Jonction.

Notable features of the waterway include: Besancon Tunelle and Thoraise Tunelle

Rhone au Rhin - Petite Saône Joction Juction of the Canal du Rhone au Rhin with the Petite Saône at St Symphorien sur Saone
Ecluse 75 de la Saône	¾ furlongs	1 lock
Ecluse 74 de Laperrière	2¾ furlongs	2 locks
Ecluse 73 de la Tuilerie	6¼ furlongs	3 locks
Ecluse 72 de l'Abergement-la-Ronce	4 miles and 3 furlongs	4 locks
Ecluse 71 de la Ronce	5 miles and 3½ furlongs	5 locks
Ecluse 70 de Belvoye	6 miles and 7 furlongs	6 locks
Ecluse 69 de Bon-Repos	8 miles and 4 furlongs	7 locks
Ecluse 68 de la Prise d'Eau	11 miles and 3 furlongs	8 locks
Ecluse 67 du Jardin Philippe	12 miles and 2¼ furlongs	9 locks
Ecluse 66 de Charles-Quint	12 miles and 7¾ furlongs	10 locks
Ecluse 65 de Baverans PK 22	14 miles and 6¾ furlongs	11 locks
Ecluse de Garde 65N de Rochefort Lock normally open both ends only used when water level is high	17 miles and 3¼ furlongs	12 locks
Ecluse 64 d'Audelange	18 miles and 5 furlongs	12 locks
Bis Flood gates	19 miles and 2½ furlongs	13 locks
Ecluse 63 de Moulin-Rouge	20 miles and ¾ furlongs	13 locks
Ecluse de Garde 63N d'Orchamps	22 miles and 6¾ furlongs	14 locks
Ecluse 62 du Moulin des Malades	25 miles and 2¾ furlongs	14 locks
Ecluse 61 de Ranchot	26 miles and ½ furlongs	15 locks
Ecluse 60 de Dampierre	27 miles and 3½ furlongs	16 locks
Ecluse 59 de Saint-Vit	30 miles and 6½ furlongs	17 locks
Ecluse 58A de Roset-Fluans	32 miles and 6¾ furlongs	18 locks
Ecluse 58N de Routelle	33 miles and 4¾ furlongs	19 locks
Ecluse 57 d'Osselle	35 miles and 7¾ furlongs	20 locks
Ecluse de Garde 57N de Torpes	37 miles and 5½ furlongs	21 locks
Ecluse 56 de Thoraise	39 miles and 2¼ furlongs	21 locks
Southerrain de Thoraise West Tunnel 185m Western end	39 miles and 3¾ furlongs	22 locks
Southerrain de Thoraise East Tunnel 185m eastern end	39 miles and 5 furlongs	22 locks
Ecluse de Garde 56 bis de Thoraise	40 miles and ¼ furlongs	22 locks
Ecluse double 54-55 de Rancenay Staircase locks operated by lock keeper not Telecommande	42 miles	22 locks
Ecluse de Garde Avaney	43 miles and 6¼ furlongs	24 locks
Ecluse 53 et barrage accolé de Gouille	45 miles and ¾ furlongs	24 locks
Ecluse 52 et barrage accolé de Velotte	47 miles and 3½ furlongs	25 locks
Ecluse 51 de Tarragnoz To continue going upstream into the town loop, do not enter lock 50N. A must in one direction, exit via lock 50B St Paul	48 miles and 2¼ furlongs	26 locks
Ecluse 50 de Tarragnoz nord Use only if going into tunnel, operated by lock keeper, not Telecommande	48 miles and 3 furlongs	27 locks
Besancon Tunelle (portail est) Length is 394m	48 miles and 3 furlongs	28 locks
Besancon Tunelle (portail ouest) Tunnel (394m) to bypass town. Continue going downstream via lock Saint-Paul 50B to do town loop, A must in one direction	48 miles and 5¼ furlongs	28 locks
Ecluse de Garde de Rivotte	48 miles and 5½ furlongs	28 locks
Ecluse 49 et barrage accolé de La Malate	49 miles and 7¼ furlongs	28 locks
Ecluse 48 de Chalèze	53 miles and 3¼ furlongs	29 locks
Ecluse 46-47 de Deluz	58 miles and 4¼ furlongs	30 locks
Ecluse de Garde 46 bis de Deluz	60 miles and 2 furlongs	32 locks
Ecluse 45 et barrage accolé d'Aigremont	60 miles and 7¼ furlongs	32 locks
Ecluse 44 et barrage accolé de Laissey	61 miles and 7¾ furlongs	33 locks
Ecluse 43 et barrage accolé de Douvot	63 miles and 3 furlongs	34 locks
Ecluse 42 et barrage accolé d'Ougney	64 miles and 7 furlongs	35 locks
Ecluse 41 et barrage accolé de Fourbanne	66 miles and 2½ furlongs	36 locks
Ecluse 40 de Beaumerousse	68 miles and 2¾ furlongs	37 locks
Ecluse 39 de Lonot	70 miles and 3¾ furlongs	38 locks
Ecluse 38 et barrage accolé de la Raie-aux-Chèvres	71 miles and 7½ furlongs	39 locks
Ecluse 37 et barrage accolé de Grand-Crucifix	73 miles and ¾ furlongs	40 locks
Ecluse 36 et barrage accolé d'Hyèvre-Magny	74 miles and ½ furlongs	41 locks
Ecluse 35 et barrage accolé de l'Ermite	74 miles and 7½ furlongs	42 locks
Ecluse 34 de Branne	75 miles and 7½ furlongs	43 locks
Ecluse 33 de Chaux-les-Clerval	77 miles and 3¼ furlongs	44 locks
Ecluse de Garde 33 bis de la Prise d'Eau de Branne	78 miles and 6½ furlongs	45 locks
Ecluse 32 de Clerval	79 miles and 6¾ furlongs	45 locks
Ecluse 31 de Pompierre	81 miles and 6¾ furlongs	46 locks
Ecluse 30 de la Plaine de Pompierre	82 miles and 7¾ furlongs	47 locks
Ecluse 29 et barrage accolé de la Goulisse	84 miles and 5¼ furlongs	48 locks
Ecluse 28 et barrage accolé de la d'Appenans	86 miles and ¼ furlongs	49 locks
Ecluse 27 des Papeteries de l'Isle-sur-le-Doubs	87 miles and 1¼ furlongs	50 locks
Ecluse 26 de l'Isle-sur-le-Doubs	87 miles and 7¾ furlongs	51 locks
Ecluse 25 de Côteau-Lunans	88 miles and 6¼ furlongs	52 locks
Ecluse 24 de Blussans	90 miles and 3¾ furlongs	53 locks
Ecluse 23 de Colombier-Châtelot	91 miles and 5¼ furlongs	54 locks
Ecluse 22 de Saint-Maurice	93 miles and ¼ furlongs	55 locks
Ecluse 21 de Colombier-Fontaine	94 miles and 3¼ furlongs	56 locks
Ecluse 20 de la Raydans	95 miles and 7 furlongs	57 locks
Ecluse 19 de la Plaine de Dampierre	97 miles and ½ furlongs	58 locks
Ecluse 18 de Dampierre	98 miles and 2½ furlongs	59 locks
Ecluse de Garde 18 bis de Voujeaucourt	99 miles and 3¾ furlongs	60 locks
Ecluse 17 de Voujeancourt	100 miles	61 locks
Ecluse 16 de Courcelles-les-Montbéliard	101 miles and 3¾ furlongs	62 locks
Ecluse 15 de Côteau Jouvent	102 miles and 1¾ furlongs	63 locks
Ecluse 14 de Montbéliard	102 miles and 7¾ furlongs	64 locks
Ecluse de Garde 13 sous Exincourt	103 miles and 4 furlongs	65 locks
Ecluse 12 d'Exincourt	105 miles and 6¾ furlongs	65 locks
Ecluse 11 d'Etupes	106 miles and 2½ furlongs	66 locks
Ecluse 10 des Marivées	107 miles and 4¾ furlongs	67 locks
Ecluse 9 d'Allenjoie	107 miles and 7½ furlongs	68 locks
Pont-canal sur l'Allaine	107 miles and 7¾ furlongs	69 locks
Rhône au Rhin - Belfort Jonction Junction of the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, branche Sud with the Embranchement de Belfort	108 miles and ½ furlongs	69 locks
Ecluse 8 des Fontenelles	109 miles and 4¼ furlongs	69 locks
Ecluse 7 de Bourogne	110 miles and 6¼ furlongs	70 locks
Ecluse 6 de Froidefontaine	112 miles and 7¼ furlongs	71 locks
Ecluse 5 de Brébotte	114 miles and 5 furlongs	72 locks
Ecluse 4 de Bretagne	116 miles and 1¾ furlongs	73 locks
Ecluse 3 de Montreux-chateau	117 miles and 3¾ furlongs	74 locks
Ecluse 2 de Valdieu-Lutran	121 miles and 1¾ furlongs	75 locks
Ecluse 3 de Valdieu-Lutran	121 miles and 2¾ furlongs	76 locks
Ecluse 4 de Valdieu-Lutran	121 miles and 3¾ furlongs	77 locks
Ecluse 5 de Valdieu-Lutran	121 miles and 4¾ furlongs	78 locks
Ecluse 6 de Valdieu-Lutran	121 miles and 5¾ furlongs	79 locks
Ecluse 7 de Valdieu-Lutran	121 miles and 6¾ furlongs	80 locks
Ecluse 8 de Valdieu-Lutran	121 miles and 7¾ furlongs	81 locks
Ecluse 9 de Retzwiller	122 miles and ¾ furlongs	82 locks
Ecluse 10 de Retzwiller	122 miles and 2 furlongs	83 locks
Ecluse 11 de Retzwiller	122 miles and 4¼ furlongs	84 locks
Ecluse 12 de Retzwiller	122 miles and 6½ furlongs	85 locks
Ecluse 13 de Retzwiller	123 miles and 1 furlong	86 locks
Ecluse 14 de Retzwiller	123 miles and 6¼ furlongs	87 locks
Ecluse 15 de Wolfersdorff	124 miles and ½ furlongs	88 locks
Ecluse 16 de Wolfersdorff	124 miles and 3¼ furlongs	89 locks
Ecluse 17 de Wolfersdorff	124 miles and 5¼ furlongs	90 locks
Ecluse 18 de Gommersdorf	125 miles and ½ furlongs	91 locks
Ecluse 19 de Gommersdorf	125 miles and 4¼ furlongs	92 locks
Ecluse 20 de Gommersdorf	126 miles	93 locks
Ecluse 21 de Gommersdorf	126 miles and 2¾ furlongs	94 locks
Ecluse 22 d'Hagenbach	126 miles and 5¾ furlongs	95 locks
Ecluse 23 d'Hagenbach	127 miles and 2¾ furlongs	96 locks
Ecluse 24 d'Eglingen	128 miles and 4 furlongs	97 locks
Ecluse 25 d'Eglingen	128 miles and 7½ furlongs	98 locks
Ecluse 26 de Saint-Bernard	129 miles and 6 furlongs	99 locks
Ecluse 27 de Saint-Bernard	130 miles and 2¼ furlongs	100 locks
Ecluse 28 d'Heidwiller	131 miles and 3¼ furlongs	101 locks
Ecluse 29 d'Heidwiller	131 miles and 7 furlongs	102 locks
Ecluse 30 d'Heidwiller	132 miles and 4 furlongs	103 locks
Ecluse 31 d'Illfurth	133 miles and 2¾ furlongs	104 locks
Ecluse 32 d'Illfurth	133 miles and 6½ furlongs	105 locks
Ecluse 33 d'Illfurth	134 miles and 6½ furlongs	106 locks
Ecluse 34 de Zillisheim	135 miles and 5¼ furlongs	107 locks
Ecluse 35 de Zillisheim	136 miles and 4¼ furlongs	108 locks
Ecluse 36 de Brunstatt	137 miles and 6 furlongs	109 locks
Ecluse 37 de Brunstatt	138 miles and 3½ furlongs	110 locks
Ecluse 38 de Brunstatt	139 miles and 3 furlongs	111 locks
Ecluse 39 de Mulhouse	140 miles and ½ furlongs	112 locks
Ecluse 41 de Mulhouse	141 miles and 7¾ furlongs	113 locks
Rhône au Rhin, branche Sud - branche Nord - Niffer-Mulhouse Jonction Junction of the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, branche Nord, the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, branche Sud and the Embranchement à Grand Gabarit de Niffer-Mulhouse at Mulhouse	144 miles and 2¼ furlongs	114 locks