Briare Canal photograph

Briare Canal

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Length57 km
MouthLoing
Country France
Date completed1642
Start point Briare
Locks 36
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1007621
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About Briare Canal


The Briare Canal long and is part of the Bourbonnais route from Saint-Mammès on the Seine to Chalon-sur-Saône on the Saône River. From Briare to Buges, the canal rises through the first 12 locks some 41 m (135 ft) and then falls 85 m (279 ft) through the remaining 24 locks.

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