page_title: Agde Round Lock
hierarchical_section_title: Agde Round Lock
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Agde (Hérault) - Bassin rond et ses trois portes du Canal du Midi.English: Agde (Hérault) - Round basin and its three Canal du Midi gates.
context_page_description: The Agde Round Lock is a canal lock on the Canal du Midi that connects to the Hérault River in Agde France. It is almost unique because it is round, which allows a boat to turn around, and the fact that it has three sets of lock gates, each with a different water level. It was built in 1676 of volcanic stone and was originally 29.20 m in diameter, 5.20 m deep.
  The lock is no longer round. It was expanded during a program begun in 1978 to expand locks to the Freycinet gauge to allow for barges up to 38.50 metres long.
  Originally, buildings in the area of the lock included an administration building, stables, shops, and a chapel.
  The exits are to Béziers via the western section of the Canal du Midi, to Étang de Thau via the upper Hérault river and the eastern section of the Canal du Midi, and south to the Mediterranean via the lower Hérault river.
  A second French round lock can be found in the form of the now-disused Écluse des Lorraines, connecting the Canal latéral à la Loire with the River Allier.
context_section_description: The Agde Round Lock (French: L'Écluse Ronde d'Agde) is a canal lock on the Canal du Midi that connects to the Hérault River in Agde France. It is almost unique because it is round, which allows a boat to turn around, and the fact that it has three sets of lock gates, each with a different water level.  It was built in 1676 of volcanic stone and was originally 29.20 m in diameter, 5.20 m deep.
  The lock is no longer round.  It was expanded during a program begun in 1978 to expand locks to the Freycinet gauge to allow for barges up to 38.50 metres long. 
  Originally, buildings in the area of the lock included an administration building, stables, shops, and a chapel.
  The exits are to Béziers via the western section of the Canal du Midi, to Étang de Thau via the upper Hérault river and the eastern section of the Canal du Midi,  and south to the Mediterranean via the lower Hérault river.
  A second French round lock can be found in the form of the now-disused Écluse des Lorraines, connecting the Canal latéral à la Loire with the River Allier.
caption: The round lock at Agde
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