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  2. Montech water slope - Wikipedia

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    The Montech water slope is a type of canal inclined plane built on the Canal de Garonne, in the commune of Montech, Tarn-et-Garonne, Southwest France. It is managed by the publicly owned Voies navigables de France and by-passes a series of five locks. The slope is used for larger vessels up to 40 metres in length, while smaller boats continue ...

  3. Packet boat - Wikipedia

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    The American canal packet boats were typically narrow, about 14 ft (4.3 m), to accommodate canals, but might be 70–90 ft (21–27 m) long. When the Erie Canal opened in New York state in 1825 along the Mohawk River, demand quickly rose for travelers to be accommodated. Canal packet boats included cabin space for up to 60 passengers.

  4. Canal du Midi - Wikipedia

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    The Canal du Midi is a summit-level canal, climbing from Toulouse on the Atlantic side over a distance of 52 kilometres (32 mi) to the Seuil de Naurouze or summit level, where the feeder canal enters. The total rise is 57.18 metres (187.6 ft), and the summit level is at an altitude of 189.43 metres (621.5 ft).

  5. Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane - Wikipedia

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    two concrete counterweights, 450 tonnes each. The Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane is an inclined plane on the Marne-Rhine Canal (French: Canal de la Marne au Rhin) that enables the canal to cross the Vosges Mountains. It is located in the commune of Saint-Louis, between the towns of Saint-Louis and Arzviller in the département of the Moselle.

  6. Rhône–Rhine Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Rhône–Rhine Canal (French: Canal du Rhône au Rhin, pronounced [kanal dy ʁon o ʁɛ̃]) is one of the important watershed canals of the French waterways, connecting the Rhine to the Saône and the Rhône and thereby the North Sea and the Mediterranean. As built, the canal was made up of four distinct sections: the branche Sud or ...

  7. List of canals in France - Wikipedia

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    List. The list includes two major rivers, the Rhine and the Rhône, that have their source in Switzerland, while others flow out of France into Germany, Luxemburg and Belgium (the Sarre, Moselle, Sambre, Escaut and Lys). Cross-border canals change their name at the border. The canals are listed in order of the Sort name column.

  8. Bateaux Mouches - Wikipedia

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    Bateaux Mouches (French pronunciation: [bato muʃ]) are open excursion boats that provide visitors to Paris with a view of the city from along the river Seine. [1] They also operate on Parisian canals such as Canal Saint-Martin, which is partially subterranean.

  9. Fonseranes Water Slope - Wikipedia

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    Fonseranes Water Slope. Coordinates: 43.330196°N 3.200744°E. Fonséranes water slope tractor. The Fonseranes Water Slope (French: Pente d'eau Fonséranes) is a disused inclined plane on the Canal du Midi parallel to the Fonseranes Lock. It has a rise of 13.6 m (45 ft) [1] and a slope of 5°. [2]

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