Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne explained

Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne
Canal Length:	48km (30miles)
Current Num Locks:	13
Date Completed:	1890
Start Point:	Abbécourt
End Point:	Bourg-et-Comin
Begin Coord:	49.592°N 3.1905°W
End Coord:	49.3887°N 3.6556°W
Connects To:	Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Abbécourt Canal latéral à l'Oise at Bourg-et-Comin

The Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne (in French pronounced as /kanal də lwaz a lɛn/, literally Canal of the Oise to the Aisne) is a summit level canal in the Hauts-de-France region (northern France), formerly Picardy. It connects the Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Abbécourt to the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Bourg-et-Comin.^[1]

En route

• • PK 0 Junction with Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Abbécourt PK 25.5 Pinon
• PK 35 Pargny-Filain
• Summit level reservoir, Bassin de Monampteuil
• PK 38-40.5 Braye-en-Laonnois tunnel (2365m) 49.4562°N 3.5879°W to 49.4382°N 3.6048°W
• PK 48 Junction with Canal latéral à l'Oise at Bourg-et-Comin

See also

• List of canals in France

External links

• Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne navigation guide; places, ports and moorings on the canal, by the author of Inland Waterways of France, Imray
• Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals (French waterways website section)

Notes and References

1. Book: Edwards-May, David. Inland Waterways of France. Imray. 2010. 978-1-846230-14-1. St Ives, Cambs., UK. 192.