Canal du Midi

The Canal du Midi is a 240 km long canal in Southern France. Originally named the Canal Royal en Languedoc and renamed by French revolutionaries to Canal du Midi... Wikipedia

• Length:  240 km (149.13 mi)
• Maximum boat length:  30 m (98.43 ft)
• Maximum boat beam:  5.5 m (18.04 ft)
• Locks:  65
• Maximum height above sea level:  189 m (620.08 ft)
• Minimum height above sea level:  0 m (0 ft)
• Former names:  Canal royal en Languedoc
• Current owner:  State of France
• Original owner:  Pierre-Paul Riquet
• Principal engineer:  Pierre-Paul Riquet
• Other engineer(s):  Marshal Sebastien Vauban, Louis Nicolas de Clerville, François Andréossy
• Date of first use:  May 20, 1681
• Start point:  Toulouse
• End point:  Marseillan
• Ending coordinates:  Les Onglous Lighthouse
• Branch of:  Canal des Deux Mers
• Connects to:  Garonne Lateral Canal, La Nouvelle branch, Canal de Brienne, Hérault, and Étang de Thau
• Summit:  Seuil de Naurouze
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo