Bassin de Naurouze
The Bassin de Naurouze is an octagonal holding tank, created during the building of the Canal du Midi as designed and built by Pierre-Paul Riquet. It was abandoned a few years after construction of the canal because of its recurrent silting problems. The flow of water from the Bassin de Saint-Ferréol joins the Canal du Midi at this point near the Seuil de Naurouze. Riquet hoped to build a city around the basin and also considered building a port. However, it easily filled with silt and its use discontinued. A lawn replaced the empty pool, and it is crossed by a straight path lined with plane trees. [1] [2]
Gallery
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Spillway in Naurouze
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Water joins the Canal from the Bassin de Naurouze
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Riquet Obelisk
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Rigole de la plaine empties into the Bassin de Naurouze
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Summit level sign
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Lock on the Canal du Midi at Naurouze.
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