The Canal de Marseille[1] is a major source of drinking water for all of Marseille, the largest city in Provence, France. The canal along its main artery is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long but has additional 160 kilometres (99 mi) of minor arteries. Its construction lasted 15 years and was directed by the engineer Franz Mayor de Montricher; the canal opened on July 8, 1849.[2]
The canal was a significant achievement of 19th-century engineering, combining bridges, tunnels and reservoirs over mountainous terrain. Until 1970, it was almost the sole water source for Marseille, and it still provides two thirds of the city's drinking water.
The canal as it leaves the Roquefavour Aqueduct.
^Not to be confused with the Canal de Marseille au Rhône, which is used for navigation, or with the canal de Provence, which is the second source of drinking water for Marseille
^"Structurae (en) Canal de Marseille". Structurae: International Gallery and Database of Structures.
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