Canals of Paris: Canal Saint-Martin
The Canals of Paris: Canal Saint-Martin is a commercial waterway and is part of the Canals of Paris. It runs for 4.50 kilometres through 9 locks from Seine - Saint-Martin Jonction (where it joins the Lower River Seine (non-tidal section: Amfreville to Paris) and the River Seine - Upper) to Bassin de la Villette (where it joins the Canals of Paris: Canal de l'Ourcq (Grande Section) and the Canals of Paris: Canal Saint-Denis).
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.
Notable features of the waterway include: Bastille Tunelle
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Seine - Saint-Martin Jonction Junction of River Seine with the Canal Saint-Martin |
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Ecluse de l'Arsenal (9th lock) | 0.10 kilometres | 0 locks |
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Port de Plaisance de Paris-Arsenal Moorings in the centre of Paris |
0.35 kilometres | 1 lock |
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Bastille Tunelle (portail sud) | 0.57 kilometres | 1 lock |
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Bastille Tunelle (portail nord) | 2 kilometres | 1 lock |
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Ecluses du Temple (7th and 8th locks) This is a 2-lock staircase |
2.03 kilometres | 1 lock |
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Ecluses des Recollets (5th and 6th locks) This is a 2-lock staircase |
2.43 kilometres | 3 locks |
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Ecluses des Morts (Locks of the Dead - 3rd and 4th locks) This is a 2-lock staircase |
2.84 kilometres | 5 locks |
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Ecluses de la Villette (1st and 2nd locks) This is a 2-lock staircase |
3.37 kilometres | 7 locks |
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Bassin de la Villette Junction of Canal Saint-Martin, Canal Saint-Denis and Canal de l'Ourcq |
4.50 kilometres | 9 locks |

