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Ecluses d'Ognon Locks Canal Du Midi & the Pont Canal d'Ognon Aqueduct

(esclusa sluseport sluis Schleuse sluse chiuse sluss)

PK (Point Kilométrique): 147.435

Year of Construction: 1674

Type of lock: Double

Lock keeper presence: yes

Water drop (meters): 5.81

Bike path side: south

The Ognon is a small river that passes underneath the Canal Du Midi at the bottom of this lock.  Like many of the rivers in this area of France, the Ognon can become quite torrential during storms.  The next demi-lock a few meters downstream from here, the Porte de Garde d'Ognon, was constructed to deal with these torrential waters.

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