Port de l'Embouchure

The Port de l'Embouchure (English: Port of Mouth) is one of the two ports located in Toulouse on the Canal du Midi. The other being the Port Saint-Sauveur. This port is located in the basin at the Ponts Jumeaux (English: Twin Bridges). From the basin are found the entrances to the canals Canal de Garonne, Canal du Midi [1] and Canal de Brienne.[2]

Port de l'embouchure
Twin Bridges Drawing showing merging of Canal du Midi, Canal de Brienne, and Canal de Garonne. 43°36′40″N 1°25′10″E

References

  1. Jefferson, David (2009). Through the French Canals. Adlard Colles Nautical. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-4081-0381-4.
  2. Kiessler, Bernd-Wilfried (2009). The Canal du Midi A Cruiser's Guide. Adlard Coles Nautical. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4081-1273-1.
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