Canal du Rhône à Sète
The Canal du Rhône à Sète is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe. It runs for 60 miles through 1 lock from Beaucaire (which is a dead end) to Thau - Rhône à Sète Jonction (where it joins the Etang de Thau and the Canal de Sete).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 393 feet and 8 inches long and 26 feet and 3 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 5 feet. The maximum draught is 1 foot and 10 inches.
It has a junction with the Canal de St-Gilles at Rhône à Sète - St-Gilles Jonction.
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Beaucaire Head of navigation, no access through Beaucaire Lock |
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Ecluse de Nourriguier | 4 miles and 3 furlongs | 0 locks |
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Rhône à Sète - St-Gilles Jonction Junction of Canal du Rhône à Sète and Canal de St-Gilles |
17 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock |
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Thau - Rhône à Sète Jonction Junction of the Etang de Thau with the Canal du Rhône à Sète |
60 miles | 1 lock |

