Écluse 2 - de Vauxrot - Canalised River Aisne - Soissons, France
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ntpayne
N 49° 23.732 E 003° 19.660
31U E 523776 N 5471477
Lock number 2 on the River Aisne in Soissons near Reims in France
Waymark Code: WMZDDG
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 10/24/2018
Views: 3
The canalised River Aisne is a large river and is part of the Aisne navigation that joins the Ardennes region down to Paris. When it was first canalised the freight was mainly stone for buildings in Paris. It is still used for freight traffic and the péniches carry up to 220 tonnes.
There is not a lot of leisure boating as there are very few services available but work is underway by VNF (Voies navigables de France) to improve the situation. For example there are nice new electricity and water points along the moorings in Soissons itself.
This lock is the second of the seven locks on the canalised river and is operated by eclusiers/lock keepers.
Waterway Name: Canalised River Aisne
Connected Points:
The canalised River Aisne runs for 56 kilometres through seven locks from the Canal Latéral à L'Aisne at Celles-sur-Aisnes to L'Oise at Compiegne.
Type: Lock
Date Opened: 01/01/1843
Elevation Difference (meters): 3.00
Site Status: Operational
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed
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