Embranchement de Belfort

Embranchement de Belfort
Specifications
Length	9.7 km (6.0 mi) to Botans, 14.9 km (9.3 mi) to Belfort
Locks	5
Status	Open to Botans, closed to the north
History
Former names	Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône
Construction began	1882
Date completed	1923
Geography
Direction	North/South
Start point	Botans
End point	Canal du Rhône au Rhin
Connects to	Canal du Rhône au Rhin

The Embranchement de Belfort is a canal in eastern France. It connects Botans to the Canal du Rhône au Rhin. It is 9.7 km long with five locks. Originally designed as Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône to Belfort for a length of 14.9 km. It was to form a link with the Saône at Conflandey.

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