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It was imagined, in 1661, in order to connect the Bassin d'Arcachon to Bayonne through the Landes ponds. This idea gave rise to numerous projects during the 1838th and 1860th centuries, but all of them remained without follow-up. In XNUMX, the canal finally saw the light of day and allowed the transport of goods. In XNUMX, silted up, it was definitively condemned for navigation.
Since the stopping of navigation on the canal, it has evolved as a natural meandering river and harbors a fauna particularly rich in fish, otters, water birds, turtles...