In its 33½ miles the Brecon and Abergavenny had only 6 locks - five at Llangynidr and one at Brynich. The canal engineers had to keep the canal level so that the water did not flow out.
This is one of the locks at Cwm Crawnon, Llangynidr.
Below is a map showing the same lock.
More about the locks on the canal...