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Canal du Midi

 

The Canal du Midi is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe. It runs for 240 kilometres through 99 locks from Port de l'Embouchure (Toulouse) (where it joins the Canal de Brienne and the Canal de Garonne - (Main line)) to Pointe des Onglous (where it joins the Etang de Thau).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 29.87 metres long and 5.49 metres wide. The maximum headroom is 1.80 metres. The maximum draught is 3.60 metres.

It has a junction with the Embranchement de La Nouvelle - (Canal de Jonction) at Midi - Jonction Jonction.

Notable features of the waterway include: Tunnel Du Malpas

 
 
Port de l'Embouchure (Toulouse)
CDM Bridge 136 0.15 kilometres 0 locks
CDM Bridge 135 0.27 kilometres 0 locks
CDM Bridge 134 0.75 kilometres 0 locks
Ecluse 1 du Béarnais 0.78 kilometres 0 locks
CDM Bridge 133 1.27 kilometres 1 lock
Ecluse 2 des Minimes 1.82 kilometres 1 lock
CDM Bridge 132 1.94 kilometres 2 locks
CDM Bridge 131 2.43 kilometres 2 locks
CDM Bridge 130 2.73 kilometres 2 locks
CDM Bridge 129 3.20 kilometres 2 locks
CDM Bridge 128 3.54 kilometres 2 locks
Ecluse 3 de Bayard 3.64 kilometres 2 locks
CDM Bridge 127 3.84 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 126 4.25 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 125 4.43 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 124 4.61 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 123 4.96 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 122 5.24 kilometres 3 locks
Port Saint-Sauveur 5.62 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 121 5.79 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Railway Bridge 6 6.22 kilometres 3 locks
Bassin de Radoub 6.42 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 120 6.68 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 119 7.44 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 118 8.35 kilometres 3 locks
Pont-Canal Des Herbettes 8.54 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 117 9.06 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 116 9.66 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 115 11.18 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 114 11.95 kilometres 3 locks
Basin du Parc Tecnologique 12.07 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 113 12.77 kilometres 3 locks
Port De Ramonville Saint Agne 13.17 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 112 16.07 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 111 16.42 kilometres 3 locks
Ecluse 6 de Castanet 16.46 kilometres 3 locks
CDM Bridge 110 18.02 kilometres 4 locks
Ecluse 7 de Vic 18.06 kilometres 4 locks
Aqueduc de Rieumory 19.07 kilometres 5 locks
CDM Bridge 109 20.55 kilometres 5 locks
CDM Bridge 108 23.29 kilometres 5 locks
CDM Bridge 107 25.52 kilometres 5 locks
Ecluse 8 de Montgiscard 25.70 kilometres 5 locks
Montgiscard 26.31 kilometres 6 locks
Aqueduc D'Aiguevives 27.74 kilometres 6 locks
CDM Bridge 106 27.81 kilometres 6 locks
CDM Bridge 105 28.22 kilometres 6 locks
CDM Bridge 104 29.03 kilometres 6 locks
Ecluse 9 d'Ayguesvives 29.09 kilometres 6 locks
Ecluses 10 du Sanglier 30.60 kilometres 7 locks
CDM Bridge 103 32.60 kilometres 9 locks
Ecluse 11 de Négra 34.30 kilometres 9 locks
CDM Bridge 102 35.61 kilometres 10 locks
CDM Bridge 101 36.12 kilometres 10 locks
CDM Bridge 100 38.71 kilometres 10 locks
Ecluses 12 de Laval 38.75 kilometres 10 locks
Aqueduc de Gardouch 39.72 kilometres 12 locks
CDM Bridge 99 40.12 kilometres 12 locks
Ecluse 13 de Gardouch 40.14 kilometres 12 locks
Aqueduc De L'Hers 41.82 kilometres 13 locks
Ecluse 14 de Renneville 43.56 kilometres 13 locks
CDM Bridge 98 43.59 kilometres 14 locks
Ecluses 15 d'Encassan 46.73 kilometres 14 locks
CDM Bridge 97 48.38 kilometres 16 locks
Ecluse 16 d'Emborrel 48.41 kilometres 16 locks
CDM Bridge 96 50.62 kilometres 17 locks
Marina Port Lauragais 51.18 kilometres 17 locks
CDM Bridge 95 51.40 kilometres 17 locks
CDM Railway Bridge 5 51.78 kilometres 17 locks
CDM Bridge 94 52.86 kilometres 17 locks
Ecluse 17 de l'Océan 52.89 kilometres 17 locks
Chargeur sommet du Canal du Midi
Summit feeder of the Canal du Midi 		53.45 kilometres 18 locks
CDM Bridge 93 55.27 kilometres 18 locks
Port Du Segala 55.37 kilometres 18 locks
Ecluse 18 de la Méditerranée 58.07 kilometres 18 locks
CDM Bridge 92 58.09 kilometres 19 locks
Echelle 19 de 2 Ecluses du Roc 58.92 kilometres 19 locks
Echelle 20 de 3 Ecluses de Laurens 60.27 kilometres 21 locks
CDM Bridge 91 60.34 kilometres 24 locks
Ecluse 21 de la Doumergue 61.57 kilometres 24 locks
Ecluse 22 de la Planque 62.92 kilometres 25 locks
CDM Bridge 90 62.95 kilometres 26 locks
CDM Bridge 89 66.14 kilometres 26 locks
CDM Bridge 88 66.43 kilometres 26 locks
CDM Bridge 87 66.77 kilometres 26 locks
Castelnaudary (Le Grand Bassin) 67.01 kilometres 26 locks
CDM Bridge 86 67.32 kilometres 26 locks
Echelle 23 de 4 Ecluses de Saint-Roch 67.47 kilometres 26 locks
Echelle 24 de 2 Ecluses de Gay 69.17 kilometres 30 locks
CDM Bridge 85 69.26 kilometres 32 locks
Echelle 25 de 3 Ecluses du Vivier
Next to the locks is the Épanchoir du Vivier, a siphon for water release from the Canal 		70.95 kilometres 32 locks
CDM Bridge 84 71.02 kilometres 35 locks
Ecluse 26 de Guillermin 71.46 kilometres 35 locks
Ecluse 27 de Saint-Sernin 72.09 kilometres 36 locks
CDM Bridge 83 72.11 kilometres 37 locks
Ecluse 28 de Guerre 73.13 kilometres 37 locks
CDM Bridge 82 73.15 kilometres 38 locks
Ecluse 29 de la Peyruque 74.33 kilometres 38 locks
CDM Bridge 81 74.36 kilometres 39 locks
Ecluse 30 la Criminelle 74.89 kilometres 39 locks
Ecluse 31 de Tréboul 76.43 kilometres 40 locks
CDM Bridge 80 76.46 kilometres 41 locks
CDM Bridge 79 79.11 kilometres 41 locks
Ecluse 32 de Villepinte 80.49 kilometres 41 locks
Ecluse 33 de Sauzens 82.26 kilometres 42 locks
CDM Bridge 78 82.28 kilometres 43 locks
Ecluse 34 de Bram 83.55 kilometres 43 locks
CDM Bridge 77 84.23 kilometres 44 locks
CDM Railway Bridge 4 87.57 kilometres 44 locks
CDM Bridge 76 88.47 kilometres 44 locks
Ecluse 35 de Béteille 89.64 kilometres 44 locks
Aqueduc de l'Espitalet 91.89 kilometres 45 locks
CDM Bridge 75 92.76 kilometres 45 locks
CDM Bridge 74 94.37 kilometres 45 locks
Ecluse 36 de Villesèquelande 95.77 kilometres 45 locks
CDM Bridge 73 96.46 kilometres 46 locks
CDM Bridge 72 97.70 kilometres 46 locks
Echelle 37 de 2 Ecluses de Lalande 99.70 kilometres 46 locks
Ecluse 38 d'Herminis 100.02 kilometres 48 locks
Ecluse 39 de la Douce 101.52 kilometres 49 locks
Epanchoir de Foucaud
A small botanical garden with a spillway for the canal's excess water.		 103.24 kilometres 50 locks
CDM Bridge 71 103.99 kilometres 50 locks
CDM Railway Bridge 3
With footbridge alongside		 105.36 kilometres 50 locks
CDM Bridge 70 106.09 kilometres 50 locks
CDM Bridge 69 106.28 kilometres 50 locks
Pont de la Paix 106.51 kilometres 50 locks
Basin De Carcassonne 106.72 kilometres 50 locks
Ecluse 40 de Carcassonne 106.83 kilometres 50 locks
Pont Marengo 106.86 kilometres 51 locks
CDM Railway Bridge 2 107.05 kilometres 51 locks
Pont Minervoise 109.56 kilometres 51 locks
Ecluse 41 Saint-Jean 109.61 kilometres 51 locks
CDM Bridge 67 109.64 kilometres 52 locks
Pont-Canal De Fresquel 110.34 kilometres 52 locks
Echelle 42 de 2 Ecluses du Fresquel 110.40 kilometres 52 locks
Ecluse 43 du Fresquel 110.54 kilometres 54 locks
CDM Bridge 66 111.06 kilometres 55 locks
CDM Bridge 65 112.38 kilometres 55 locks
Ecluse 44 de l'Evêque 114.31 kilometres 55 locks
CDM Bridge 64 114.34 kilometres 56 locks
Ecluse 45 de Villedubert 115.05 kilometres 56 locks
Pont de la Rode 117.74 kilometres 57 locks
Le Pont-Canal D'Orbiel 118.19 kilometres 57 locks
CDM Bridge 62 118.82 kilometres 57 locks
Trèbes 118.95 kilometres 57 locks
Echelle 46 de 3 Ecluses de Trèbes 119.54 kilometres 57 locks
CDM Bridge 60 121.05 kilometres 60 locks
CDM Bridge 59 122.86 kilometres 60 locks
CDM Bridge 58 124.11 kilometres 60 locks
CDM Bridge 57 128.19 kilometres 60 locks
Ecluse 47 de Marseillette 129.20 kilometres 60 locks
CDM Bridge 56 129.22 kilometres 61 locks
Echelle 48 de 3 Ecluses de Fonfile 132.47 kilometres 61 locks
Echelle 49 de 2 Ecluses de Saint-Martin 133.79 kilometres 64 locks
CDM Bridge 55 133.83 kilometres 66 locks
Echelle 50 de 2 Ecluses de l'Aiguille 135.52 kilometres 66 locks
CDM Bridge 54 135.57 kilometres 68 locks
Pont Rieux 135.79 kilometres 68 locks
CDM Bridge 53 136.99 kilometres 68 locks
CDM Bridge 52 138.13 kilometres 68 locks
Echelle 51 de 2 Ecluses de Puichéric 138.48 kilometres 68 locks
CDM Bridge 51 141.28 kilometres 70 locks
Pont-Canal De Ribassel 141.35 kilometres 70 locks
CDM Bridge 50 142.18 kilometres 70 locks
Pont-Canal De L'Argent Double 142.50 kilometres 70 locks
CDM Bridge 49 143.05 kilometres 70 locks
Ecluse 52 de Jouarres 144.86 kilometres 70 locks
CDM Bridge 48 145.91 kilometres 71 locks
Port De Homps 147.58 kilometres 71 locks
CDM Bridge 47 147.70 kilometres 71 locks
CDM Bridge 46 147.99 kilometres 71 locks
Ecluse 53 d'Homps 148.93 kilometres 71 locks
Echelle 54 de 2 Ecluses d'Ognon 149.67 kilometres 72 locks
Ecluse de garde d'Ognon
Ognon stop-lock (left open)		 149.88 kilometres 74 locks
CDM Bridge 45 150.14 kilometres 74 locks
Echelle 55 de 2 Ecluses de Pechlaurier 152.62 kilometres 74 locks
Argens-Minervois 154.02 kilometres 76 locks
CDM Bridge 44 154.13 kilometres 76 locks
CDM Marina 2 154.24 kilometres 76 locks
Ecluse d'Argens 155.29 kilometres 76 locks
CDM Bridge 43 157.62 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 42 160.38 kilometres 77 locks
Pont-Canal De Repudre 161.29 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 41 163.29 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 40 165.06 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 39 167.81 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 38 168.23 kilometres 77 locks
Pont-Canal De Cesse 170.24 kilometres 77 locks
Port de la Robine 170.58 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 37 170.61 kilometres 77 locks
Midi - Jonction Jonction
Junction of the Canal du Midi and the Canal De Jonction		 170.95 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 36 173.93 kilometres 77 locks
Argeliers 174.94 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 35 175.19 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 34 178.53 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 33 180.32 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 32 182.27 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 31 186.57 kilometres 77 locks
Capestang 186.80 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 30 186.99 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 29 189.85 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 28 191.71 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 27 191.86 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 26A 193.89 kilometres 77 locks
Tunnel Du Malpas (l'extrémité ouest) 196.12 kilometres 77 locks
Tunnel Du Malpas (l'extrémité est) 196.30 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 26 197.86 kilometres 77 locks
Port De Colombiers 198.15 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 25 201.61 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 24 202.82 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Bridge 23 203.35 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Junction 7 203.71 kilometres 77 locks
Echelle 56 de 7 Ecluses de Fonserannes
A staircase of 6 locks		 203.88 kilometres 77 locks
CDM Junction 6 204.01 kilometres 83 locks
CDM Junction 5 204.23 kilometres 83 locks
CDM Aqueduct 2 205.07 kilometres 83 locks
Pont-Canal Du L'Orb 205.25 kilometres 83 locks
Ecluse 57 de l'Orb 205.51 kilometres 83 locks
CDM Bridge 22 205.54 kilometres 84 locks
Ecluse 58 de Béziers 206.06 kilometres 84 locks
CDM Bridge 21 206.09 kilometres 85 locks
CDM Junction 4 206.13 kilometres 85 locks
CDM Bridge 20 206.34 kilometres 85 locks
CDM Bridge 19 207.13 kilometres 85 locks
CDM Bridge 18 208.21 kilometres 85 locks
Ecluse 59 d'Ariège 210.28 kilometres 85 locks
CDM Bridge 17 210.51 kilometres 86 locks
Ecluse 60 de Villeneuve-Lès-Béziers 211.77 kilometres 86 locks
CDM Bridge 16 211.80 kilometres 87 locks
CDM Bridge 15 212.97 kilometres 87 locks
CDM Bridge 14 213.67 kilometres 87 locks
CDM Bridge 13 214.78 kilometres 87 locks
Ecluse 61 de Portiragnes 216.69 kilometres 87 locks
CDM Bridge 12 216.73 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Bridge 11 220.08 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Marina 1 220.91 kilometres 88 locks
Ecluse 62 et barrage du Libron (Ouvrages du Libron) 224.08 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Bridge 10 225.33 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Bridge 9 225.42 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Junction 3 226.39 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Bridge 8 227.29 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Bridge 7 228.17 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Railway Bridge 1 228.25 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Bridge 6 228.89 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Basin 1 230.43 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Bridge 5 230.75 kilometres 88 locks
Ecluse ronde 63 d'Agde à trois directions 230.80 kilometres 88 locks
CDM Junction 2 231.24 kilometres 89 locks
CDM Junction 1 231.93 kilometres 89 locks
Ecluse 64 de Prades
Flood lock		 232.12 kilometres 89 locks
CDM Bridge 4 232.15 kilometres 90 locks
CDM Bridge 3 232.34 kilometres 90 locks
CDM Bridge 2 233.36 kilometres 90 locks
Ecluse 65 du Bagnas 234.63 kilometres 90 locks
Les Onglous Bridge 237.72 kilometres 91 locks
Pointe des Onglous
Junction of the Canal du Midi with the Étang de Thau		 240 kilometres 91 locks