Canal de Bourbourg

Canal de Bourbourg
Jeu de Mail lock on the Canal de Bourbourg in Dunkirk
Specifications
Length	21 km
Locks	3
Geography
Start point	Inner Harbour at Port of Dunkirk
End point	River Aa near Bourbourg

The Canal de Bourbourg is a 21 km long canal which connects the river Aa (near Bourbourg) to the inner harbours of the port of Dunkerque in the Nord department, in northern France. For a short length in the middle it is part of the high-capacity waterway Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut (Dunkirk-Scheldt Link).

See also

• List of canals in France

External links

• Dunkerque and canals with further maps and expanded details by the author of Inland Waterways of France including Dunkerque as an entry port into the French waterways system.
• Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals (French waterways website section)
• Dictionnaire des Rivières et Canaux de France (in French) by Charles Berg