Summit-level canal
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A summit-level canal, sometimes called a "watershed canal" or just "summit canal", is an artificial waterway connecting two separate river valleys. The term refers to a canal that rises to cross a sum
Canal du Midi
Briare Canal
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The Briare Canal is one of the oldest canals in France. Its construction started in 1604. It was the first summit level canal in Europe that was built using pound locks, connecting the Rhone-Saône and
Summit-level canal
…had a 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) summit level; The millers only opened the flash locks on alternate days. The first summit canal to use pound locks was the Briare Canal in France which was completed in 1642. This 55-kilometre (34 mi) canal connected the Loire valley to that of the Seine to carry the agricultural produce…
Briare canal in Montbouy
Briare canal in Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses. The old seven lock staircase is in the background