The Ognon Aqueduct is one of several
aqueducts on the
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi (; ) is a long canal in Southern France (french: le Midi). Originally named the ''Canal royal en Languedoc'' (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to ''Canal du Midi'' in 1789, the canal is considere ...
. It was built in 1826-27 to replace the troublesome level crossing of the Ognon River.
The seemingly little Ognon River which normally trickles underneath the
canal can, in the event of a
cloudburst in the
hills, can swell to such an extent that it
floods
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
the
canal. The
lock keeper then has to close the
floodgate preventing through
navigation until the
floods
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
subside.
See also
*
Locks on the Canal du Midi
References
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Aqueducts on Canal du Midi