Canal de Montech

The Canal de Montech is an 11 km waterway in southwestern France connecting the Canal de Garonne in Montech and the Tarn River in Montauban.[1] It is also known as the Montauban Branch (French: l’embranchement de Montauban).[2]

Canal de Montech
Specifications
Length11 km (6.8 mi) [1]
Locks11 [1]
History
Date of first use1843 [2]
Geography
Start pointCanal de Garonne in Montech
End pointTarn in Montauban

A lock at Moissac also connects the Canal de Garonne to a lower section of the Tarn. A proposal exists to create a waterway ring, including the Canal de Montech, by restoring navigation to the stretch of the Tarn between Moissac and Montauban.[3]

Port Canal in Montauban

See also

References

  1. Fluviacarte, Canal de Montech
  2. Rolt, L. T. C. (1973). From Sea to Sea. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-1-57409-087-1.
  3. "River Tarn (and the Tarn 'Ring')". grehanman guides. Retrieved 2010-11-22.

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