The canal structures

The canal structures - key figures

• Length: 106 km between Compiègne and Aubencheul-au-Bac
• Surface width: 54 m
• Water depth: 4.50 m
• Draught: 3 m
• Navigation rectangle: 38 m x 4 m
• Clearance under bridges: 7 m
• Number of locks: 7 (drops of 6.4 m to 30 m)
• Number of aqueducts: 3, including the Somme aqueduct (1.3 km long)
• Number of crossing structures: 59
• Earth excavation volume: 55 million m3
• Volume of backfill: 25 million m3
• Volume of surplus material: 30 million m3
• Land take: 2450 ha comprising:
  - canal: 1330 ha
  - storage reservoirs: 160 ha
  - platforms: 360 ha
  - material dumping areas: 600 ha

• Number of multimodal platforms: 4
• Number of cereal quays: 5
• Number of industrial quays: 3
• Number of boating facilities: 5