Sosnówek Lock
Sosnówek Lock - the twelfth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza). It combines artificial part of the canal with a section running through the Black Hancza. Built in 1828 by Lt. Eng. Konstantin Jodko.
- Location: 71.2 km channel
- Level difference: 2.98 m
- Length: 44.40 m
- Width: 6.10 m
- Gates: Wooden
- Year built: 1828
- Construction Manager: Konstantin Jodko
 Lock | |
| Waterway | Augustów Canal |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| State | Podlaskie |
| County | Augustów |
| Maintained by | RZGW |
| Operation | Manual |
| First built | 1828 |
| Length | 44.4 m (145.7 ft) |
| Width | 6.10 m (20.0 ft) |
| Fall | 2.98 m (9.8 ft) |
| Distance to Biebrza River | 70.3 km (43.7 mi) |
| Distance to Niemen River | 30.9 km (19.2 mi) |
| Coordinates | 53.891393°N 23.413226°E |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sosnówek Lock. |
- "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 |
| Tartak Lock 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
Sosnówek Lock | Mikaszówka Lock 1.2 km (0.7 mi) |
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