Valkushyk Lock

Valkushyk Lock

Waterway	Augustów Canal
Country	Belarus
State	Hrodna Voblast
County	Hrodna District
Operation	Manual
First built	1829
Latest built	rebuilt 2005-2006
Length	44.00 m (144.4 ft)
Width	5.90 m (19.4 ft)
Fall	4.33 m (14.2 ft)
Distance to Biebrza River	85.00 km (52.8 mi)
Distance to Niemen River	16.2 km (10.1 mi)

Valkushyk Lock (Belarusian: Шлюз «Валкушык»), Wołkuszek Lock (Polish: Śluza Wołkuszek) is the sixteenth lock on the Augustów Canal (starting from the Biebrza). It was built in 1829 by Wojciech Korczakowski in the Wołkuszanki estuary. It is the first of three locks situated on Belarusian territory (at a distance of 1600 meters from the Polish border). In 2005–2006 it was rebuilt by the Belarusian government.

• Location: 85.00 km channel
• Level difference: 4.33 m
• Length: 44.00 m
• Width: 5.90 m
• Gates: Wooden
• Year built: 1829
• Construction Manager: Wojciech Korczakowski

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.