Écluse 5-6 Récollets - Canal St Martin - Paris-Republique, France, UK - Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts on Waymarking.com

These are lock numbers 5 & 6, known as Récollets, on the Canal St Martin.

There are nine locks on this canal and, apart from the lock leading off the Seine (number 9 - Arsenal) are all double staircase locks.

The canal was ordered to be built by Napolean in 1802. Together with the Canal St Denis and a very short stretch of the Canal de l'Ourcq it formed an important route across Paris cutting out a large loop in the River Seine that was known for being hazardous to shipping. Nowadays the Seine is fine as it has had weirs and locks introduced so the two canals are generally only used by trip boats and pleasure craft. Although the occasional commercial boat is still seen.

All the locks are 40 metres long by 7.7 metres wide and operated from control points equipped with close circuit TV.

This link provides more useful history about the canal:
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Waterway Name: Canal St Martin Connected Points: The canal links the River Seine at Paris Arsenal to the Canal de l'Ourcq at Pont de la Crimée. Type: Lock Date Opened: 01/01/1825 Elevation Difference (meters): 6.00 Site Status: Operational Web Site: [Web Link] Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed

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