Ecluse de Digoin - Bourgogne - France - Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts on Waymarking.com

The Canal Latéral à la Loire is a canal running parallel to the Loire river to allow year long navigation because the Loire itself has a greatly varying depth and width depending on the rainfall. melting snow etc coming from the Massif Central.

The Canal starts at Digoin and ends at Briare, running over a total length of 197 km. For a fuller description of the Canal, please see (visit link)

These locks have the number 1 (not surprisingly) and have a drop of 3.90 meters as is shown on a plaque on the lock keeper's house.

Waterway Name: Canal Latéral à la Loire Connected Points: links the Loire to the Canal Latéral à la Loire Type: Lock Date Opened: 01/01/1827 Elevation Difference (meters): 4.00 Site Status: Operational Web Site: [Web Link] Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed

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