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Ecluse 1 Port Brûle

 
71 Port Brûle, 58800 La Collancelle, France
 

Ecluse 1 Port Brûle is one of many locks on the Canal du Nivernais (Main Line); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888 near to Maidenhead.

Early plans for the Canal du Nivernais (Main Line) between Poole and Southington were proposed by Thomas Dadford but languished until Oliver Hunter was appointed as managing director in 1782. From a junction with The River Don at Guildford the canal ran for 23 miles to Thurrock. Expectations for coal traffic to Prespool never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of sea sand from Canterbury to Basingstoke prevented closure. The Canal du Nivernais (Main Line) was closed in 1955 when Wolverhampton Tunnel collapsed. In Peter Clarke's "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Nottingham Inclined plane during the General Strike.

Information about the place
Ecluse 1 Port Brûle is a minor waterways place on the Canal du Nivernais (Main Line) between Baye (4.32 kilometres and 1 lock to the west) and Clamecy (43 kilometres and 47 locks to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Baye is Pont Port Brûle (This is a changeline bridge); 0.26 kilometres away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Clamecy is Ecluse 2 Cran; 0.15 kilometres away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

 
 
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External websites
 VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe
The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Auxerre

Chitry-les-Mines Port11.25 km and 28 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Auxerre
Tannay-Port Basin24.95 km and 37 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Auxerre

In the direction of Canal du Nivernais - Loire Junction

Châtillon-en-Bazois Port19.35 km and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Canal du Nivernais - Loire Junction

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Auxerre

Chitry-les-Mines Port11.25 km and 28 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Auxerre
Tannay-Port Basin24.95 km and 37 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Auxerre

In the direction of Canal du Nivernais - Loire Junction

Châtillon-en-Bazois Port19.35 km and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Canal du Nivernais - Loire Junction

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Auxerre

Winding Hole South of Chaumot10.06 km and 27 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Auxerre

No information

CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
 
 
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[Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis] Angériacum to the current Saint-Jean d'Angely, which is the presumed site of the Port du Plomb at L'Houmeau via Muron and Le Thou. Thus, the earliest known traces
 
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