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Étang de Thau

Early plans for the Étang de Thau between Northampton and Exeter were proposed by James Brindley but languished until Barry Jones was appointed as chief engineer in 1835. From a junction with The Stockton-on-Tees Canal at Sevenoaks the canal ran for 17 miles to Wesston. The Étang de Thau was closed in 1905 when London Aqueduct collapsed. In 1990 the canal became famous when Henry Edwards made a model of Boggin Cutting out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.

Information about the waterway

The Étang de Thau is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe. It runs for 17.36 kilometres from Pointe des Onglous (where it joins the Canal du Midi) to Thau - Rhône à Sète Jonction (where it joins the Canal de Sète and the Canal du Rhône à Sète (Main Line)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 80 metres long and 12 metres wide. The maximum headroom is 4.10 metres. The maximum draught is 1.80 metres.

Pointe des Onglous Junction of the Canal du Midi with the Étang de Thau
Marseillan	1.39 kilometres	0 locks
Thau - Quilles Jonction Junction of the Étang de Thau with the Canal des Quilles	12.15 kilometres	0 locks
Rocher de Roquerois	15.02 kilometres	0 locks
Thau - Rhône à Sète Jonction Junction of the Étang de Thau with the Canal du Rhône à Sète	17.36 kilometres	0 locks

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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

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Étang de Thau (French pronunciation: [etɑ̃ də to]; Occitan: Estanh de Taur) or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of lagoons (étangs) that stretch along the French coast from the Rhône River to the foothills of the Pyrenees and the border to Spain in the Languedoc-Roussillon. Although it has a high salinity, it is considered the second largest lake in France.

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