Waterway Depths, Heights and Widths
This is our selection of some key VNF waterways; it is not at all an exhaustive list. Figures given below are the minimum depths, heights (air clearances) and widths for the various combinations of rivers and canals indicated (i.e the worst cases), and have been rounded down.
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| THE NORTHERN WATERWAYS |
Minimum Depth |
Minimum Height |
Minimum Width |
| > Dunkerque to Escaut |
3.00m |
4.45m |
11.00m |
| > Calais entry |
2.00m |
3.45m |
8.00m |
| Canal du Nord |
2.20m |
3.70m |
5.70m |
| Canal de St-Quentin |
2.20m |
3.50m |
5.60m |
| > Somme (reports 2006-2008) |
1.20m |
3.50m |
5.00m |
| TO, FROM and AROUND PARIS |
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| > Seine (through Paris to the Marne) |
3.00m |
6.90m |
11.40m |
| Seine (Marne to Yonne and Canal du Loing) |
2.80m |
5.50m |
11.40m |
| Oise, Lateral a l'Oise |
2.20m |
3.90m |
6.00m |
| Aisne, Aisne a la Marne |
1.80m |
3.50m |
5.00m |
| Marne, Lateral a la Marne |
1.80m |
3.50m |
5.20m |
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| CENTRAL FRANCE |
Minimum Depth |
Minimum Height |
Minimum Width |
| Loing, Briare, Lateral a la Loire |
1.80m |
3.50m |
5.00m |
| Nivernais |
1.20m |
2.90m |
5.00m |
| Canal de Bourgogne |
1.40m |
3.10m |
5.00m |
| Marne a la Saone |
1.80m |
3.50m |
5.00m |
| Saone |
2.00m |
3.50m |
5.00m |
| EASTERN FRANCE |
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| Marne au Rhin |
1.80m |
3.50m |
5.00m |
| Canal de l'Est, Meuse |
1.80m |
3.50m |
5.00m |
| Moselle |
2.90m |
5.10m |
11.00m |
| Rhone au Rhin |
1.80m |
3.50m |
5.00m |
| Canal d'Alsace, Rhin |
2.10m |
6.75m |
22.00m |
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| BRITTANY and LOIRE |
Minimum Depth |
Minimum Height |
Minimum Width |
| Ille et Rance, Vilaine |
1.20m |
2.50m |
4.50m |
| Blavet**, Nantes a Brest (** tidal - variable minms.) |
1.10m |
2.40m |
4.60m |
| Loire |
Tidal |
4.50m |
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| Oudon, Mayenne, Sarthe |
1.4m + 1.1m |
4.1m + 2.8m |
5.00m |
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| RHONE and ENTRE DES MERS |
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| > Rhone |
3.00m |
6.00m |
11.00m |
| > Petit Rhone, Rhone a Sete |
2.20m |
5.00m |
8.00m |
| Midi (** in theory, check current depth with VNF) |
apx 1.60m** |
3.30m |
5.40m |
| >Lateral a la Garonne, Garonne (** tidal) |
1.80m |
3.50m |
5.80m |
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Important Notes
1) This is according to the information we have - E+O.E. We've done our level best, but we may have got it wrong, or typed it in wrong. We are human, after all . . . .
2) Whatever printed documentation may state, depths vary according to season, and vary locally. As noted elsewhere on Grehan's website, depths immediately outside locks can vary significantly.
3) If it's critical, err on the side of caution. We have heard of stuck yachts that needed to be craned out of the Midi and loaded onto a transporter. You will float lower in fresh water than in salt water.
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