Marne-Saone [1] ( French Canal de la Marne à la Saône ) - a canal in the French regions of Burgundy and Champagne-Ardenne .
| Marna sona | |
|---|---|
 Gateway 9 in Rolampon ( Upper Marne | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Regions | Burgundy , Champagne-Ardenne |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 224 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Head | Sona |
| · Head location | 345 |
| Mouth | Marna |
| · The height of the mouth | 104 m |
 - head  - mouth | |
The Marne-Sona Canal, connecting the basins of the Seine and Rhone through the Marne and Sona , [2] was built in 1880-1907. Length - 224 km with 114 locks in the departments of Cote d'Or , Marne and Upper Marne . The highest height of the lock is 5.23 m, the average is 3.45 m.
The highest point on the canal is 345 m above sea level , the lowest - 104 m (at the confluence with the Marne at Vitry-le-Francois ).
The largest ports on the canal are Vitry-le-Francois , Joinville , Chaumont , Langres .
Notes
- ↑ Marna-Sona // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - S. 219.
- ↑ Marna-Sona Canal - an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
See also
- Marna - Rhine