GRANDES VERTIENTES HIDRICAS EUROPEAS
CAUDAL MEDIO ANUAL DE LOS RÍOS EUROPEOS
El Rhin
CANAL RHIN DANUBIO
VOLGA
VOLGA
• The Volga River, the largest and longest river system
is Europe rises in the hills just northwest of Moscow,
and then flows 2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the east and
southeast before emptying into the more than 200
tributaries merge with the main river, including the
Kama, Samara and Oka. And in fact, the Volga and its
tributaries occupy a watershed covering about
560,000 sq. mi. (1,450,000 sq. km), which is almost
41% of the European landmass.
When a series of canals were finished in the early
19th century - canals that eventually linked the Volga
and the Baltic Sea - economic development along
the river increased dramatically
THE VOLGA RIVER
• The Volga River is the longest river in Europe, about 2,300 miles
(3,700 km). It originates at an elevation of only 740 feet (225 m) in
the Valday Hills northwest of Moscow, connects with the Rybinsk
Reservoir.
• The river heads east past Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan.
From there it turns south past Samara and Volgograd. Since the
initial elevation is so low, the river flows slowly, and finally enters the
Caspian Sea, below sea level in a wide delta near Astrakhan.
• Canals connect the river with the Baltic Sea via the Rybinsk
Reservoir. The Moscow Canal connects it with the Moscow River
and the Oka River. At Volgograd, it links, through canals, with the
Don River and Black Sea.
• The Volga carries about half of all river freight in Russia. Numerous
dams (bypassed by locks) provide hydroelectricity and water for
irrigation
VOLGA
• The Volga River, the largest and longest river system is
Europe rises in the hills just northwest of Moscow, and
then flows 2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the east and
southeast before emptying into the Caspian Sea.
More than 200 tributaries merge with the main river,
including the Kama, Samara and Oka. And in fact, the
Volga and its tributaries occupy a watershed covering
about 560,000 sq. mi. (1,450,000 sq. km), which is
almost 41% of the European landmass.
When a series of canals were finished in the early 19th
century - canals that eventually linked the Volga and the
Baltic Sea - economic development along the river
increased dramatically.
VOLGA BASSIN
DELTA DEL VOLGA
RIO PO
DON
TAMESIS
ELBA
SENA EN PARÍS
RODANO
PROPOSED WATER PIPE-LINE. RHONE – BARCELONA (1995)
RHONE – BARCELONA PROPOSED
AQUEDUCT
The Rhone-Barcelona aqueduct has
been promoted since 1995 by the
French company BRL which has a
French State concession to Rhone
river water rights until 2056. It
envisages the construction of a
ground pipe of 330 kms, intended to
transfer 15 m3/sec (1,300,000 m³/day)
from Arles to Barcelona.
VIAS NAVEGABLES EN FRANCIA
Canales de Francia
Canal du Midi
• The original purpose of the Canal du Midi was to be a shortcut
between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, avoiding the long
sea voyage around hostile Spain, Barbary pirates, and a trip
that in the 17th century required a full month of sailing
• The Canal has 103 locks which serve to climb and descend a
total of 190 meters. The Canal has 328 structures, including
not only the locks but also bridges, dams and a tunnel.
• The Canal connects the Garonne River to the Mediterranean.
• To do so, the Canal is 240 km in length and runs from the city
of Toulouse down to the Mediterranean port of Sète (which
was founded to serve as the eastern terminus of the Canal.)
• The Canal has 103 locks which serve to climb and descend a
total of 190 meters. The Canal has 328 structures, including
not only the locks but also bridges, dams and a tunnel.
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi basin at the town of Castelnaudary
The Canal du Midi, approaching the round lock at Agde.
Note the tow path along the Canal.
EUROPEAN INLAND WATERWAYS
• Inland waterway transport plays an important role for the
transport of goods in Europe. More than 35.000 kilometres of
waterways connect hundreds of cities and industrial regions
• While 18 out of 25 Member States have inland waterways, 10
of which have an interconnected waterway network, the
modal share of river transport accounts for 7% of the total
inland transport in the European Union.
• In 2003, 125 billion ton-kilometres of freight were transported
by inland waterways in the Union. Fluvial transport plays a
vital role in transport through the European North-west.
• In the hinterland of the largest seaports of the EU, the modal
share of inland waterway transport can reach up to 43%.
VIAS NAVEGABLES EUROPA OCCIDENTAL
CRUCEROS POR EL RHIN