The waterway connects le Canal de la Marne au Rhin to la Belgique.
Navigation on the Meuse Canal starts at Givet and ends at Troussey.
Construction began in 1875 and ended in 1887.
The Meuse Canal is 272 kilometres long (169.01 miles) with a total of 272 kilometres of navigable waterway.
There is a total of 59 locks, with an average of 1 lock every 4.61 kilometres (2.86 miles).
The highest point on the Meuse Canal is 240 metres (787′ 5″ ft) above sea level and the lowest point is at 100 metres (328′ 1″ ft) above sea level.
The water draft is 1.8 metres (3′ 3″ ft) and the air draft is 3.5 metres (9′ 10″ ft).
There are "Large" lock types.
Lock length 100 metres (328′ 1″ ft)
Lock width 12 metres (39′ 4″ ft)
There are "Large" lock types.
Lock length 48.3 metres (157′ 6″ ft)
Lock width 5.7 metres (16′ 5″ ft)
There are "Freycinet" lock types.
Lock length 39 metres (127′ 11″ ft)
Lock width 5.2 metres (16′ 5″ ft)
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| Fleet | Cruise route | |
|---|---|---|
| Locaboat | Meuse, Ardennes & Marne | View the Locaboat boats |
| Nicols | Alsace | View the Nicols boats |
| France Passion Plaisance | Ardennes | View the France Passion Plaisance boats |
| Locaboat | Alsace-Lorraine | View the Locaboat boats |
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