River Baïse
Early plans for the River Baïse between Manpool and Aberdeenshire were proposed by Cecil Taylor but languished until James Brindley was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Oldfield to Bristol canal at Dover, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Livercroft at Castlehampton caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Oldham instead. Expectations for stone traffic to Newbury were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kingston-upon-Hull kept it open. The River Baïse was closed in 1905 when Thurrock Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by John Green, there is no evidence that Oliver Harding ever swam through Manchester Tunnel in 36 hours live on television
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 Canal De Garonne - (Descente en Baïse) at Baïse - Canal de Garonne Jonction.
| Ecluse de Moulin de Camarade Disused lock and weir, limit of navigation |
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| Pont de D571 | 1.30 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont de Valence-sur-Baïse | 2.06 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Valance-sur-Baise | 2.09 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Ecluse de Flaran No 9 | 2.95 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont de Flaran | 3.45 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Abbaye de Flaran Cistercian abbey |
3.71 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Ecluse de Graziac No 10 | 7.19 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Pont de Graziac | 7.21 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Ecluse de Teste No 11 | 11.19 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Pont de Carmes | 12.42 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Quai de Condom | 12.54 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Pont de Condom Also known as Pont de Barlet |
12.67 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Pont de Sarreméjean | 12.77 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Ecluse de Peyrouthéou No 12 | 13.29 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Ecluse de Moulin de Beauregard No 13 | 17.18 kilometres | 5 locks | |
| Ecluse de Moulin d'Autièges No 14 | 19.61 kilometres | 6 locks | |
| Pont de Chemin de Cahuzac | 19.63 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Pont de Moncrabeau | 23.76 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Moncrabeau | 24.02 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Ecluse de Moncrabeau No 15 | 24.12 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Pont d'Ecluse Moncrabeau | 24.14 kilometres | 8 locks | |
| Ecluse de Vialères No 16 | 25.87 kilometres | 8 locks | |
| Pont de Vialères | 25.89 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Pont de Rue de la D112 | 27.76 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Ecluse de Lapierre No 17 | 28.98 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Pont de Cabos | 30.31 kilometres | 10 locks | |
| Ecluse de Pacheron No 18 | 30.91 kilometres | 10 locks | |
| Pont de Pacheron | 30.93 kilometres | 11 locks | |
| Ecluse de Récaillau No 19 | 33.03 kilometres | 11 locks | |
| Pont de Recaillau | 33.16 kilometres | 12 locks | |
| Ecluse de La Saubole No 20 | 34.78 kilometres | 12 locks | |
| Ecluse de Nazareth No 21 | 37.51 kilometres | 13 locks | |
| Pont Neuf (Nérac) | 39.22 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Nérac Port de Plaisance | 39.31 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Le Pont-Vieux de Nérac | 39.44 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Ecluse de Nérac No 22 | 39.49 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Ecluse de Moulin de Bapaumes No 23 | 40.86 kilometres | 15 locks | |
| Château de Bournac | 42.10 kilometres | 16 locks | |
| Ecluse de Sourbet No 24 | 42.77 kilometres | 16 locks | |
| Château de Séguinot | 43.59 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Ecluse de Saint-Crabary No 25 | 44.64 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| La Chaumière d'Albret Moorings | 45.32 kilometres | 18 locks | |
| Viaduc Ferroviaire de Borders | 45.38 kilometres | 18 locks | |
| Pont de Bordes | 45.73 kilometres | 18 locks | |
| Baïse - Gélise Jonction Junction of the River Baïse with the River Gélise |
46.41 kilometres | 18 locks | |
| Quai de Lavardac | 47.10 kilometres | 18 locks | |
| Pont de Lavardac | 47.24 kilometres | 18 locks | |
| Ecluse de Lavardac No 26 | 47.40 kilometres | 18 locks | |
| Viaduc Ferroviaire Oblique de Vianne | 49.43 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Vianne | 50.11 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Ecluse de Vianne No 27 | 50.20 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Pont de Vianne | 50.56 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Château de Trenquéléon | 52.43 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Feugarolles | 53.39 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire de Feugarolles | 53.47 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Pont de Rue D119 | 54.46 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Pont de l'Autoroute A62 | 55.39 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Pont-Canal de la Baïse (overhead) Aqueduct carries the Canal de Garonne above the River Baïse |
55.58 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Baïse - Canal de Garonne Jonction Junction of the River Baïse with the Canal de Garonne branch locks |
59.73 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Pont de Buzet-sur-Baïse | 59.88 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| VNF Mooring | 59.98 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Ecluse de Buzet No 28 | 60.11 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Ecluse de Saint-Léger No 29 | 64.74 kilometres | 21 locks | |
| Baïse - Garonne Jonction | 64.99 kilometres | 22 locks |
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Wikipedia has a page about River Baïse
The Baïse (pronounced [baiːz]) (Occitan: Baïsa) is a 188-kilometre (117 mi) long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following départements and towns:
- Hautes-Pyrénées: Lannemezan, Trie-sur-Baïse
- Gers: Mirande, Castéra-Verduzan, Valence-sur-Baïse, Condom
- Lot-et-Garonne: Nérac, Lavardac
It flows into the Garonne near Aiguillon.