The top gates open invitingly - at the start of our trip down the river from Auxerre to the River Seine

This is the top lock on the River Yonne navigation. Above this the waterway takes the form of the Canal du Nivernais.

Photograph taken by Peter Stockdale on 29 August 2014 and was added to the database on Sunday the 1st of February, 2015

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This photo is of Ecluse 1 La Chainette on the River Yonne