Canal du Clignon

The Canal du Clignon (also: Canal de derivation you Clignon ) is a small French Ship Canal, which runs in the departments of Aisne and Oise.

Course

He starts at the place Moisy, in the municipality of Montigny- l'Allier where the river Clignon is derived in the Canal. After crossing the river Ourcq it flows just north of Neufchelles in the Canal de l' Ourcq.

Coordinates

• Source of the canal: 49 ° 6 ' 43 "N, 3 ° 5' 42" O49.1119444444443.095Koordinaten: 49 ° 6 ' 43 "N, 3 ° 5' 42" O
• Endpoint of the channel: 49 ° 7 ' 17 "N, 3 ° 4' 8" O49.1213888888893.0688888888889

Technical Infrastructure

The Canal du Clignon is 2.4 km long and has no locks on. It is primarily used for water supply of the Canal de l' Ourcq. Since this channel runs on the other side of the Ourcq, the flow must be spanned by a canal bridge. The width is 3.20 m, as originally the entire Canal de l' Ourcq usual.

History

Construction led the engineer Marie -Emile Vuigner out in the years 1839-1841, after the water had been found for the previously constructed Canal de l' Ourcq as inadequate.

Economic Importance

The channel has had a relevant economic importance at any time. Today is attempting to use the channel for water tourism. For this reason, excursions are organized with boats from the north end of the Canal de l' Ourcq, which lead to the Canal de Clignon until after Moisy, where tourists can visit a Commandery of Knights Templar with a Gothic chapel dating from 1210.

Places on the canal

• Moisy
• Neufchelles