Étang de la Gazonne
Location of Étang de la Gazonne in France.
Location of Étang de la Gazonne in France.
Étang de la Gazonne
LocationCentre-Val de Loire, France
Coordinates47°42′01″N 2°50′43″E / 47.70030°N 2.84518°E / 47.70030; 2.84518
Surface area29-hectare (72-acre)
Canal de Briare receives water from the Etang.

Étang de la Gazonne, (English: "Grassy Pond"), is a 29-hectare (72-acre) lake[1] that provides water for the workings of the Canal de Briare.[2]

Hugues Cosnier, designer of the canal, planned a 3.25-mile-long (5 km) waterway from the River Trezée to the Gazonne. The Gazonne acted as a reservoir.[2]

References

  1. "Ou pécher dans le 45 : Plans d'EAU publics et privés".
  2. 1 2 Rolt, L. T. C. (1973). From Sea to Sea. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-8214-0152-1.
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