Épanchoir de Villepinte
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The Épanchoir de Villepinte is a siphon
Siphon sluice
Siphon sluices are one of the many water management devices used on the Canal du Midi to regulate the level of the water. The siphon acts as an automatic water level regulator. The épanchoir à siphon, or siphon sluice, was designed by Bertrand Garripuy Jr., the son of the chief engineer...

 for water release from the Canal du Midi
Canal du Midi
The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...

 immediately to the west of the single lock of the Villepinte lock and south of the village of Villepinte
Villepinte, Aude
Villepinte is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:...

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See also

  • Aqueducts on the Canal du Midi
    Aqueducts on the Canal du Midi
    Aqueducts on the Canal du Midi allow the canal to intersect and cross over natural streams. There are two exceptions, the first is the Herbettes Aqueduct where it crosses a four lane highway in Toulouse...

  • Canal du Midi
    Canal du Midi
    The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...

  • Locks on the Canal du Midi
    Locks on the Canal du Midi
    There are 91 working locks on the Canal du Midi along its course from the Bassin du Thau on the Mediterranean coast to the junction with the Canal lateral a la Garonne in Toulouse. There are a further 13 locks on the La Nouvelle branch which runs through Narbonne to the Mediterranean at...

  • Water features on the Canal du Midi
    Water features on the Canal du Midi
    The balancing of incoming and outgoing water allows the Canal du Midi to operate as it does. Each time a lock operates, large quantities of water are either required to fill it or dump from it into the lower level pound. There must be a constant source of water in order to fill and the excess...

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