Canal de Caen a la Mer

Trench de Caen a la Mer is a short waterway in the division of Calvados, France, interfacing the Port of Caen, in the city of Caen, downstream to the town of Ouistreham and the English Channel. Running from north-east to south-west, the waterway runs parallel to the Orne River which nourishes it, it is 14 kilometers in length, and contains two locks. Diving started in 1837, and when it was opened on August 23, 1857 it was just 4 meters down. It was developed in 1920. The trench started with the dock at St. Diminish's Basin, in the downtown zone of Caen.

The waterway is comprised of a gathering of quays and docks. The present profundity is 10 meters, and the width can achieve 200 meters. The quay at Blainville-sur-Orne measures in excess of 600 meters. It goes about as the fourth business French port for the importation of extraordinary wood, by and large originating from the Gulf of Guinea. It likewise stacks and empties iron, manure, coal, and development material. The port fares oats that are created in the region and has a storehouse limit of 33,000 tons.