Montech Canal

{{Short description|Canal in southwestern France}}

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|date_use=1843 {{cite book | last = Rolt | first = L. T. C. | author-link = L. T. C. Rolt | title = From Sea to Sea | publisher = Ohio University Press | date = 1973 | isbn = 978-1-57409-087-1 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/cruisingfrenchwa00mckn }}

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|start_point= Canal de Garonne in Montech

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The Canal de Montech ({{IPA|fr|kanal də mɔ̃tɛʃ}}) is an 11 km waterway in southwestern France connecting the Canal de Garonne in Montech and the Tarn River in Montauban.[http://www.fluviacarte.com/fr/voies-navigables/region-sud-et-sud-ouest-4/voie-canal-de-montech-63 Fluviacarte], Canal de Montech It is also known as the Montauban Branch ({{langx|fr| l’embranchement de Montauban }}).

A lock at Moissac also connects the Canal de Garonne to a lower section of the Tarn. A proposal exists to create a waterway ring, including the Canal de Montech, by restoring navigation to the stretch of the Tarn between Moissac and Montauban.{{cite web | url = http://www.tagweb.co.uk/french-waterways/river-tarn.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130114024637/http://www.tagweb.co.uk/french-waterways/river-tarn.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 14, 2013 | title = River Tarn (and the Tarn ‘Ring’) | publisher = grehanman guides | access-date = 2010-11-22 }}