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Name, Type, and Navigable Length | Channel Characteristics | Controlling Lock Dimensions; Length and Width; Depth Over Sill | Controlling Underbridge Clearances | Remarks | ||
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Width | Safe Draft | Horizontal | Vertical | |||
Po: Improved natural stream; 260 miles; Pila to Gerola Nuova. | na | 8.2 to 11.5 | 200 x 33; 11.5 | na | na | One lock; navigable by 1,485-ton craft to Cremona, by 660-ton craft to Gerola Nuova. |
Ticino River: Natural stream; 25 miles; Po milepost 240 to Vigevano. | na | 7.2 | na | na | Navigable by 330-ton craft to Pavia. | |
Mincio River: Canalized stream; 13 miles; Po milepost 102 to Mantova. | na | 10.0 | 266 x 38; 12 | na | na | One lock; navigable by 1,485-ton craft. |
Canale Pallotta: Improved natural stream; 4.5 miles; Porto Garibaldi to Comacchio. | na | 10.0 | na | na | Part of Ferrara Canal system; entire system navigable by 1,485-ton craft. | |
Canale Marozzo: Improved natural stream; 8 miles; Comacchio to Codigoro. | na | 10.0 | 266 x 38; 10 | na | na | Part of Ferrara Canal system; one lock. |
Po di Volano: Canalized stream; 42 miles; Codigoro to Ferrara. | na | 10.0 | 230 x 32; 10 | na | na | Part of Ferrara Canal system; one lock. |
Canale Boicelli: Land-cut canal; 3.5 miles; Ferrara to Pontelagoscuro. | na | 10.0 | 450 x 38; 11 | na | na | Part of Ferrara Canal system; 3 locks; junction with Po at Pontelagoscuro. |
Venice-Brondolo-Po waterway: Natural stream and dredged channel; 31 miles; Venice to Po milepost 19. | na | 8.2 to 11.0 | 266 x 33; 12 | 48 | na | 5 locks; navigable by 1,485-ton craft Venice-Chioggia, by 660-ton craft Chioggia-Po River. |
Litoranea Veneta waterway: Lagoons, natural streams, and land-cut channels; 76 miles; Venice to Sdobba | 39 to 62 | 6.5 | 200 x 28; 11.5 | 33 | Unlimited | 5 locks; extension of Venice-Brondolo-Po waterway; navigable by 660-ton craft. |
Venice-Padova waterway: Canalized stream; 19.5 miles; Venice to Padova | na | 8.2 | 118 x 17; 9 | na | na | 5 locks; navigable by 330-ton craft; new 1,350-ton capacity canal under construction. |
Naviglio Grande: Land-cut canal; 32 miles; Milan to Tornavento | na | 3.2 to 12.0 | 200 x 30; 5.0 (est) | na | na | Numerous small locks; navigable by 40-ton craft; part of Milan canal system |
Naviglio della Martesana: Land-cut canal; 24 miles; Milan to Adda River | na | 3.0 to 9.2 | 100 x 17; 8 | na | na | Numerous small locks; navigable by 25-ton craft; part of Milan canal system |
Naviglio di Pavia: Land-cut canal; 21 miles; Milan to Pavia | na | 3.5 to 8.8 | na | na | na | 3 small locks; navigable by 40-ton craft; part of Milan canal system |
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APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200080003-4