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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Canal du Midi' has mentioned 'River' in the following places:
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| Canal du MidiCanal du Midi crossing the river Orb in Bxc3xa9ziersSpecificationsLength240xc2xa0km (150xc2xa0mi)[1]Maximum boat length30xc2xa0m (98xc2xa0ft)Maximum boat beam5.50xc2xa0m (18.0xc2xa0ft)Locks65 (originally 86)Maximum height above sea level189xc2xa0m (620xc2xa0ft)Minimum height above sea level0xc2xa0m (0xc2xa0ft)Navigation authorityVNFHistoryFormer namesCanal royal en LanguedocModern nameCanal du MidiCurrent ownerState of FranceOriginal ownerPierre-Paul RiquetPrincipal engineerPierre-Paul RiquetOther engineer(s)Marshal Sebastien Vauban, Louis Nicolas de Clerville, Franxc3xa7ois Andrxc3xa9ossyDate approved1666Construction began1667Date of first use20 May 1681Date completed15 May 1681GeographyStart pointToulouseEnd pointxc3x89tang de ThauBeginning coordinates43xc2xb036xe2x80xb240xe2x80xb3N 1xc2xb025xe2x80xb206xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf43.61102xc2xb0N 1.41844xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 43.61102; 1.41844Ending coordinates43xc2xb020xe2x80xb224xe2x80xb3N 3xc2xb032xe2x80xb223xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf43.34003xc2xb0N 3.53978xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 43.34003; 3.53978 Les Onglous LighthouseBranch ofCanal des Deux MersConnects toGaronne Lateral Canal, La Nouvelle branch, Canal de Brienne, Hxc3xa9rault, and xc3x89tang de ThauSummit:Seuil de Naurouze UNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteriaCultural: i, ii, iv, viReference770Inscription1996 (20th session) | WIKI |
| The late King Henry IV, grandfather of our monarch, wished passionately to do this work, the late Cardinal de Joyeuse had started to do some work and Cardinal Richelieu wanted this achievement, in the history of France, the collected works of the said Cardinal de Joyeuse and several other writings warrant the truth; but until today, nobody had thought about how the river can be used to find an easy route for the canal, because it had then been imagined that the use of rivers and machines for raising water were insurmountable obstacles. | WIKI |
| Unlike a river, it is easier to manage the flow of a canal to ensure a constant flow of traffic throughout the year. | WIKI |
| [21] To store the river water he planned to create three basins: the Reservoir of Lampy-Vieux, a hexagonal harbour basin at Naurouze, and the Bassin de Saint-Ferrxc3xa9ol with a large earth dam across the mouth of the valley of the Laudot stream. | WIKI |
| In fact, this river was already under development for navigation. | WIKI |
| [25] Another route would pass by the Girou river and avoid Toulouse as in the preceding route. | WIKI |
| The navigable part of the river is downstream of Bazacle which was a ford in the centre of Toulouse, blocking navigation. | WIKI |
| He also set up experiments using the Rigole de la plaine which allowed him to prove that it was possible to bring the water up to the Seuil de Naurouze from the river Sor in the Montagne Noire. | WIKI |
| Some of Clerville's men with experience in military engineering came, to build the huge dam for the single reservoir, the Bassin de St. Ferrxc3xa9ol, on the river Laudot. | WIKI |
| The same year the Canal de Brienne allowed the bypass of Bazacle - the ford on the Garonne in Toulouse which blocked the river. | WIKI |
| It attracts more and more river tourism, including sailing on chartered boats, restaurant-boats, or hotel barges such as the Anjodi. | WIKI |
| Busier than the Seine, the canal alone accounts for one-fifth of French river tourism and 80% of passengers are foreigners, primarily Germans, Swiss and British. | WIKI |
| vteCanal du Midi Legend km (Distance from Toulouse) 240.1 xc3x89tang de Thau 000.0 xc3x89tang de Thau to La Nouvelle Branch Les Onglous Bridge Bagnas Lock Saint-Bauzille Bridge Prades Bridge Prades Lock Enter Hxc3xa9rault River Leave Hxc3xa9rault River Agde Round Lock Three-arched Bridge Railway Bridge Pont Neuf, Vias (N112) Agde bypass Pont Vieux, Vias Ouvrages du Libron Port Cassafieres Roquehaute Bridge Portiragne Lock Caylus Bridge Cers Bridge Villeneuve Lock Motorway Bridge (A9) Ariege Lock Capiscol Bridge Lift Bridge (disused, remains open) Footbridge Bridge Beziers Lock Bxc3xa9ziers Orb Lock Orb Aqueduct Fonserannes Lock andFonserannes water slope (disused) Narbonne Bridge Gourgasse Bridge Colombiers Bridge Colombiers Malpas Tunnel Regimont Bridge Poihles Bridge Trezilles Bridge (D11) Capestang Capestang Bridge Malveis Bridge Pigasse Bridge Seriege Bridge Pont Vieux, Argeliers Pont de la Province Railway Bridge 168.5 Junction with La Nouvelle branch 000.0 La Nouvelle Branch to summit level Truilhas Bridge Port de la Robine Cesse Aqueduct Pont Vieux, Le Somail Pont Neuf (D607) Saint-Nazaire Bridge Ventenac d'Aude Bridge Rxc3xa9pudre Aqueduct Paraza Bridge Roubia Bridge Argens Lock Argens-Minervois Bridge Pechlaurier Lock Ognon Bridge (D11) Ognon stop-lock (left open) Ognon Lock Homps Lock Homps Bridge Homps Jouarres Bridge Jouarres Lock Metairie du Bois Bridge Argent-Double Aqueduct Pont Neuf Rivassel Aqueduct Pont Vieux, La Redorte Puicheric Lock Railway Bridge (disused) Pont Rieux, Puichxc3xa9ric Aiguille Lock Saint-Martin Lock Fonfile Lock Marseillette Lock Marseillette Bridge Millegrand Bridge Millepetit Bridge Saint-Julia Bridge Trxc3xa8bes Lock Trxc3xa8bes Orbiel Aqueduct Rode Bridge Villedubert Lock Eveque Lock Mejeanne Bridge Conques Bridge Fresquel Single Lock Fresquel Double Lock Fresquel Aqueduct St John Lock Toulouse-Narbonne mainline Carcassonne Lock Carcassonne Pont de la Paix Iena Bridge Ladouce Lock Herminis Lock Lalande Lock Rocles Bridge, Pezens Caux-et-Sauzens Bridge Villesxc3xa9quelande Lock Villesxc3xa8quelande Bridge Saint-Eulalie Bridge Bxc3xa9teille Lock Diable Bridge Toulouse-Narbonne mainline Bram Bridge Bram Lock Sauzens Lock Villepinte Lock Villepinte Bridge Trxc3xa9boul Lock Criminelle Lock Peyruque Lock Guerre Lock, Saint-Martin-Lalande Saint-Sernin Lock Guilhermin Lock Vivier Lock Gay Lock Saint-Roch Lock Saint-Roch Bridge Grand Bassin, Castelnaudary Pont Vieux Castelnaudary Pont Neuf Laplanque Lock Domergue Lock Laurens Lock Roc Lock Mxc3xa9diterranxc3xa9e Lock La Sxc3xa9gala Bridge La Sxc3xa9gala 52.1 Summit feeder 52.1 Pierre-Paul Riquet Memorial 000.0 Summit level to Canal de Garonne Ocxc3xa9an Lock Toulouse-Narbonne mainline Autoroute des Deux Mers (A61) Port Lauragais Marina Emborrel Lock Encassan Lock Renneville Lock Hers Aqueduct Gardouch Aqueduct Laval Lock Vieillevigne Bridge Nxc3xa9gra Lock Enserny Bridge Sanglier Lock Aygues-Vives Lock N113 Basiege Bridge Montgiscard Montgiscard Lock Montgisgard Bridge Donneville Bridge Deyme Bridge Vic Lock Castanet Lock Port Sud, Ramonville Madron Bridge Ramonville Footbridge A61 spur Toulouse bypass Demoiselles Bridge Soupirs Footbridge Port Saint-Sauveur, Toulouse Saint-Saveur Bridge Port Saint-Etienne, Toulouse Guilhemxc3xa9ry Bridge Colombette Bridge Constantine Bridge Riquet Bridge Bayard Lock Matabiau Bridge Raisin Footbridge Nxc3xa9greneys Footbridge Minimes Bridge Minimes Lock Nymphxc3xa9e Footbridge Bxc3xa9arnais Lock Ponts Jumeaux 0.2 Junction with Canal de Garonne 0.0 Port de l'Embouchure, Toulouse | WIKI |
| At the town of Bxc3xa9ziers there is a staircase of eight locks at Fonsxc3xa9rannes to bring it to the river Orb. | WIKI |
| This system allows triple access while protecting the canal from river flooding. | WIKI |
| Orb aqueduct (PK 208) which was inaugurated in 1857, eliminating the difficult crossing of the river Orb Cesse aqueduct (PK 168) Rxc3xa9pudre aqueduct (PK 159) was built between 1667 and 1676 to span the Rxc3xa9pudre near the village of Paraza. | WIKI |
| Invasive Coypu (River rat or nutria) and Muskrats introduced from the Americas burrow into the banks, which they damage. | WIKI |
| [107] As the United States Ambassador to France he envisaged the construction of a similar work to link the Potomac River to Lake Erie. | WIKI |
| One of the most remarkable features is the Saint-Ferrxc3xa9ol dam on the Laudot River in the Montagne Noire region. | UNESCO |
| It represents, par excellence, a significant period of European history, that of river transport through the mastery of hydraulic civil engineering. | UNESCO |