Ecluse 18 Meulot
Ecluse 18 Meulot is one of a group of locks on the Canal du Nivernais (Main Line) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway just past the junction with The Market Weighton Canal.
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.
This is a lock with a rise of 2.39m.
| Pont du Ecluse Villars | 1.89 km | |
| Ecluse 19 Villars | 1.87 km | |
| Pont du D132 | 1.45 km | |
| Pont au Biches | 0.84 km | |
| Pont du Ecluse Meulot | 0.02 km | |
| Ecluse 18 Meulot | ||
| Ecluse 17 d'Eguilly | 3.07 km | |
| Pont au Pont (south) | 3.48 km | |
| Pont au Pont (north) | 4.60 km | |
| Pont du Ecluse Coeuillon | 6.16 km | |
| Ecluse de garde 16 Coeuillon | 6.18 km | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Auxerre
In the direction of Canal du Nivernais - Loire Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Auxerre
In the direction of Canal du Nivernais - Loire Junction
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place to turn
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
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