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Écluse de Villeneuve

 
Virebeau Nord, Rue de Pontous, 47300 Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
 

Écluse de Villeneuve is one of a long flight of locks on the River Lot (Garonne - Canalet de Lot Jonction to Écluse de Saint-Vite) and unusually is chained shut overnight near to Sunderland Embankment.

The Act of Parliament for the River Lot (Garonne - Canalet de Lot Jonction to Écluse de Saint-Vite) was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by Peter Clarke. In 1972 the canal became famous when Henry Harding made a model of Newport Inclined plane out of matchsticks for a bet.

Information about the place
Écluse de Villeneuve is a minor waterways place on the River Lot (Garonne - Canalet de Lot Jonction to Écluse de Saint-Vite) between Garonne - Canalet de Lot Jonction (Junction of the Garonne River with the Lot via a small canal bypassing the confluence) (52.08 kilometres and 4 locks to the west) and Pont de contournement de Fumel (D911) (24.03 kilometres and 3 locks to the east).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Garonne - Canalet de Lot Jonction is Pont de la Libération (Villeneuve-sur-Lot); 1.53 kilometres away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Pont de contournement de Fumel (D911) is Pont de Romas; 1.52 kilometres away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock with a rise of 42 Feet 7 (13m).

 
 
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In the direction of Garonne - Canalet de Lot Jonction

Amarrages de ponton à Castelmoron29.54 km and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Garonne - Canalet de Lot Jonction

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