La Nouvelle branch
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The La Nouvelle branch (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".)[n 1] is a Script error: No such module "convert". branch of the Canal du Midi in Aude, southern France which runs from the Canal du Midi through Narbonne and on to the Mediterranean. It is made up of three waterways: the first Script error: No such module "convert". is the Canal de Jonction from the Canal du Midi to the Aude, the second section is Script error: No such module "convert". of the Aude itself and the third is the Script error: No such module "convert". Canal de la Robine which enters the Mediterranean at Port-la-Nouvelle.[1] The La Nouvelle branch is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Canal du Midi and is managed by the French navigation authority, Voies navigables de France.
Canal de Jonction
Template:Canal de Jonction map The Canal de Jonction runs in a dead straight line and was built in 1776 to provide access to Narbonne from the Canal du Midi via the Canal de la Robine.[2] The Canal de Jonction enters the Aude some 800 m upstream from where the Canal de la Robine leaves it. Prior to 1776 the Canal du Midi port for Narbonne was Le Somail, Script error: No such module "convert". by road from the city centre.[1]
Locks on the Canal de Jonction
| PK | Lock | Location | Coördinates | Elevation (MASL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | 1 | Cesse | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 31.54 |
| 1.0 | 2 | Truilhas | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 29.00 |
| 1.6 | 3 | Empare | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 25.89 |
| 2.3 | 4 | Argeliers | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 22.94 |
| 3.0 | 5 | Saint-Cyr | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 19.95 |
| 3.7 | 6 | Sallèles | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 17.16 |
| 4.9 | 7 | Gailhousty | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 11.76 |
The Aude
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Navigation is in the river Aude for a distance of only Script error: No such module "convert". between the two canals. However, on leaving the Canal de Jonction it is necessary first to head upstream before turning and coming back downstream against the opposite bank to the Canal de la Robine in order to avoid shallows caused by silt banks in the middle of the channel.[1]
Canal de la Robine
Template:Canal de la Robine map Following its opening in 1681, the commercial success of the Canal du Midi was such that Narbonne traders demanded improved access to it, so in 1686 the Canal de la Robine was constructed by Vauban as a lockless open cut following an abandoned course of the Aude.[1] The northern end of the canal is at the Aude at Moussoulens just south of Sallèles-d'Aude from where goods were transported by land to the Canal du Midi at Le Somail — a journey of approximately Script error: No such module "convert".. A century later, when the Canal de Jonction was constructed, the Canal de la Robine was straightened and six single locks were built to deal with the more severe gradients, Narbonne finally had direct waterway access to the Canal du Midi.
From the Aude the canal passes through the centre of Narbonne and under the Merchants' Bridge (fr: le pont des Marchands) which is one of the few bridges in France which is still lined with houses. From there it runs through Bages and the Ile Sainte Lucie nature reserve before meeting the Mediterranean at Port-la-Nouvelle.
Locks on the Canal de la Robine
| PK | Lock | Location | Coördinates | Elevation[A] (MASL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | 8 | Moussoulens | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 9.30 |
| 9.8 | 9 | Raonel | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 8.30 |
| 14.2 | 10 | Gua | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 6.34 |
| 15.3 | 11 | Narbonne | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 4.24 |
| 24.1 | 12 | Mandirac | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 2.30 |
| 28.6 | 13 | Sainte-Lucie | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 0.80 |
A. Depending on the River Aude water level.
Notes
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See also
References
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External links
- Canal du Midi and La Nouvelle branch, with maps and details of places, ports and moorings, by the author of Inland Waterways of France, 8th ed., 2010, Imray
- Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals (French waterways website section)