The Canal de Montech is an 11 km waterway in southwestern France connecting the
Canal de Garonne
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...
in
Montech and the
Tarn River in
Montauban.
[Fluviacarte]
Canal de Montech It is also known as the Montauban Branch (french: l’embranchement de 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.
Port Canal in Montauban
Canal de Montech - Montauban - Port Canal - L'écluse.jpg, The lock to the Tarn.
Canal de Montech - Montauban - Port Canal - La Capitainerie.jpg, Captaincy
Canal de Montech - Montauban - Port Canal.jpg, 'Port Canal' in Montauban
See also
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List of canals in France
References
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Montech
Canals opened in 1843
1843 establishments in France