Ourcq Canal
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The Canal de l'Ourcq is a 108.1 km long canal in the Île-de-France region with 10 locks. It was built at a width of 3.20 m but was enlarged to 3.7 m, which permitted use by more pleasure boats. The ca
The canal at the beginning of the 20th century.
The canal at Meaux
Sunset along the canal at Bondy
The Canal de l'Ourcq as seen from the Parc de la Villette. In the background are the Grands Moulins de Pantin
Canal Saint-Martin
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The Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.6 km long canal in Paris, connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine. Nearly half its length, between the Rue du Faubourg du Temple and the Place de la Bastille,
Ourcq Canal
…Port-aux-Perches near the village of Troesnes, where it splits from the channeled river Ourcq, and flows to the Bassin de la Villette, where it joins the Canal Saint-Martin. Paris requires 380,000 cubic metres (84,000,000 imp gal; 100,000,000 US gal) of water daily for cleaning the sewer system, gutters, and parks. The…
The underground Canal Saint-Martin in 1862
View of the Canal Saint-Martin (Alfred Sisley, Orsay Museum, 1870)
Canal St. Martin at Square Frédérick-Lemaître
The Boulevard Jules-Ferry, which covers the lower end of the canal