Canal de Saint-Quentin

Canal de Saint-Quentin
Lock Noyelles-sur-Escaut on Canal Saint-Quentin
Specifications
Length	92.5 km (57.5 mi)
Maximum boat length	38.50 m (126.3 ft)
Maximum boat beam	5.05 m (16.6 ft)
Minimum boat draft	2.20 m (7.2 ft)
Minimum boat air draft	3.50 m (11.5 ft)
Locks	35
Total rise	43 m
Status	Open
History
Former names	Canal Crozat or Canal de Picardie between Chauny and Saint-Simon, in 1738
Current owner	Voies Navigables de France
Principal engineer	Original engineer named Devicq in 1727. Died in 1742.
Other engineer(s)	Revised plan by Laurent de Lyonne. Work began in 1768.
Date completed	1810
Geography
Start point	Canalised Escaut River (Scheldt) in Cambrai
End point	Chauny
Beginning coordinates	50°10′35″N 3°13′18″E / 50.17646°N 3.22173°E / 50.17646; 3.22173
Ending coordinates	49°36′29″N 3°13′31″E / 49.60814°N 3.22526°E / 49.60814; 3.22526
Connects to	Canal latéral à l'Oise Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne Canal de la Sambre à l'Oise Canalised Escaut River

The Canal de Saint-Quentin (French pronunciation: [kanal də sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised river Escaut in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny.