Fonseranes Water Slope
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title:
Fonseranes Water Slope
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The Fonseranes Water Slope is a disused inclined plane on the Canal du Midi parallel to the Fonseranes Lock. It has a rise of 13.6 m (45 ft) and a slope of 5°. This technique for a water slope was described by the French engineer Jean Aubert in 1961.
It was designed to lift vessels of up to 350 tonnes displacement. The slope, the second and last to be constructed in France, was built between 1980 and 1983 with the intent of augmenting the seven locks at the Fonseranes Locks, allowing larger boat
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Former canal elevator
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonseranes_Water_Slope
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2024-04-16T14:39:15Z
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