Dambrowka Lock

Dambrowka Lock
Dambrowka Lock
Waterway Augustów Canal
Country  Belarus
State Hrodna Voblast
County Hrodna District
Operation Manual
First built 1829
Latest built rebuilt 2005-2006
Length 43.9 m (144.0 ft)
Width 6.10 m (20.0 ft)
Fall 3.04 m (10.0 ft)
Distance to
Biebrza River		 85.00 km (52.8 mi)
Distance to
Niemen River		 16.2 km (10.1 mi)
Coordinates 53°51′46″N 23°37′25″E / 53.862862°N 23.623599°E / 53.862862; 23.623599Coordinates: 53°51′46″N 23°37′25″E / 53.862862°N 23.623599°E / 53.862862; 23.623599

Dambrowka Lock (Belarusian: Шлюз «Дамброўка»), Dąbrówka Lock (Polish: Śluza Dąbrówka) - Seventeenth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza). Built in 1829 by George Arnold. The second of the three locks lying on the territory of Belarus. It was renovated in the years 2005 - 2006 and functions as a shipping facility.

  • Location: 91.5 km channel
  • Level difference: 3.04 m
  • Length: 43.9 m
  • Width: 6.10 m
  • Gates: Wooden
  • Year built: 1829
  • Construction Manager: Jerzy Arnold

References

    • "opracowanie nt kanału Augustowskiego znajdujące się na stronach Regionalnego Zarządu Gospodarki Wodnej w Warszawie" (PDF) (in Polish).
    • Batura, Irena. (1997). Po ziemi augustowskiej : przewodnik dla turysty i wczasowicza (in Polish). Suwałki: Wydawnictwo Hańcza. ISBN 83-904804-9-2.
    • "Kanał Augustowski" (in Polish). Retrieved 4 January 2010.
    Upstream Augustów Canal
    Navigation    		 Downstream
    Niemnowo Lock
    6.5 km (4.0 mi)    		 Dambrowka Lock Wołkuszek Lock
    6.5 km (4.0 mi)
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