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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).
A river is a natural flow of freshwater that flows on or through land towards another body of water downhill. [1] This flow can be into a lake, an ocean, or another river. [1] A stream refers to water that flows in a natural channel, a geographic feature that can contain flowing water. [2]
The Aude (French pronunciation: [od] ⓘ; Occitan: [ˈawðe]; Latin Atax [ˈataks]) is a river of southern France that is 224 kilometres (139 mi) long. [ 1 ] Its source is in the Pyrenees mountains then runs to Carcassonne and finally reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Narbonne. The river is navigable by raft or canoe for nearly all of its length.
The Orb (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Òrb) is a 135.6-kilometre (84.3 mi) long river in the department of Hérault in the south of France. [1] It flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Valras-Plage. The river flows through the towns of Bédarieux and Béziers, where it is crossed by the canal du Midi on the Orb Aqueduct.
Ouvrages du Libron. Coordinates: 43°18′03″N 03°24′15″E. Ouvrage du Libron. Ouvrages du Libron (English: Works of Libron) is a structure like no other on the Canal du Midi. It allows the Libron River, near Agde in south-west France, to traverse the Canal du Midi. At the point of intersection, the Libron is more or less at the same ...
Canal du Midi begins in Toulouse, and there are two paths available from it to the Mediterranean. Path 1 - Turn off Canal du Midi and join the Canal de Jonction which connects into the river Aude; Aude connects to Canal de la Robine; Canal de la Robine flows into the Mediterranean Sea; Path 2 - Continue to end of Canal du Midi and continue into the
Basin size. 2,900 km 2 (1,100 sq mi) Discharge. • average. 50 m 3 /s (1,800 cu ft/s) The Hérault (French pronunciation: [eʁo] ⓘ; Occitan: Erau) is a river in southern France. Its length is 147.6 kilometres (91.7 mi). [1] Its source is on the slopes of Mont Aigoual in the Cévennes mountains. It reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Agde.
Rigole de la montagne. Rigole de la montagne. The rigole de la montagne (English: trickle of the mountain) was an important facet of the Canal du Midi, engineered by Pierre-Paul Riquet in southern France. The canal itself was built during 1666-1681. A critical aspect of the Canal du Midi was the supply of sufficient water to feed the canal.