River Sambre
The River Sambre is a large river and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe. It runs for 146 kilometres through 26 locks from Sambre - Meuse Verbinding (where it joins the River Meuse) to Landrecies (where it joins the Canal de la Sambre à l'Oise).
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 Kanaal Brussel-Charleroi (Main Line) at Sambre - Brussel-Charleroi.
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Sambre - Meuse Verbinding Junction of the River Sambre with the River Meuse at Namur |
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Sluis Salzinnes | 2.92 kilometres | 0 locks |
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Sluis Floriffoux | 11.18 kilometres | 1 lock |
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Sluis Mornimont | 18.44 kilometres | 2 locks |
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Sluis Auvelais | 26.88 kilometres | 3 locks |
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Sluis Roselies | 35.13 kilometres | 4 locks |
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Sluis Montignies s/Sambre | 43.67 kilometres | 5 locks |
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Sluis Marcinelle | 50.56 kilometres | 6 locks |
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Sambre - Brussel-Charleroi Junction of River Sambre and the Kanaal Brussel-Charleroi at Charleroi |
51.35 kilometres | 7 locks |
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Sluis 10 Monceau s/Sambre | 56.77 kilometres | 7 locks |
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Sluis 9 Landelies | 60.23 kilometres | 8 locks |
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Sluis 8 Abbaye d’Aulne | 63.13 kilometres | 9 locks |
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Sluis 7 Trou d’Aulne | 65.23 kilometres | 10 locks |
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Sluis 6 Grand-Courant | 68.83 kilometres | 11 locks |
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Sluis 5 Thuin | 70.66 kilometres | 12 locks |
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Sluis 4 Lobbes | 72.87 kilometres | 13 locks |
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Sluis 3 Fontaine-Valmont | 78.45 kilometres | 14 locks |
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Sluis 2 La Buissière | 82.51 kilometres | 15 locks |
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Sluis 1 Solre s/Sambre | 87.22 kilometres | 16 locks |
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France - Belgium Border (River Sambre) | 90.78 kilometres | 17 locks |
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Ecluse 9 et barrage de Marpent | 94.22 kilometres | 17 locks |
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Ecluse 8 et barrage de Maubeuge | 106.51 kilometres | 18 locks |
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Ecluse 7 et barrage d'Hautmont | 113.59 kilometres | 19 locks |
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Ecluse 6 et barrage de Quartes | 121.57 kilometres | 20 locks |
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Ecluse 5 et barrage de Pont-sur-Sambre | 123.32 kilometres | 21 locks |
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Ecluse 4 et barrage de Berlaimont | 127.50 kilometres | 22 locks |
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Ecluse 3 et barrage de Sassegnies | 133.23 kilometres | 23 locks |
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Ecluse 2 et barrage d'Hachette | 137.04 kilometres | 24 locks |
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Ecluse 1 et barrage des Etoquies | 142.16 kilometres | 25 locks |
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Landrecies Junction of Canal de la Sambre á l'Oise with River Sambre |
146 kilometres | 26 locks |

