- Rhône-Rhine Canal
The Rhône-Rhine Canal is one of the major waterways of
France linking the Rhine and the Rhône and thereby theNorth Sea and theMediterranean .It is 217 miles (349 km) long.
The major arm of the canal joins the Rhine at
Strasbourg , although a side branch leads fromMulhouse toBasel . The canal, built from1784 to1833 and opened in1834 , can be navigated by 300-ton craft, but carries only moderate traffic and is relatively unimportant.Technically, it does not flow into either the Rhine or the Rhône, but into the Ill near Strasbourg and into the
Saône River , a tributary of the Rhône.A major project to revamp the canal was tabled in
1997 .References
* [http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Rhine-Rh%C3%B4ne+Canal Hutchinson Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.rivernet.org/rhinrhon/welcomef.htm LE PROJET DU GRAND CANAL RHIN-RHONE]
* [http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Waterways/DF_waterways3.shtml Waterways in France on Discover France!]ee also
*
List of canals in France
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