Wołkuszek Lock
| Wołkuszek 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) |
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Wołkuszek Lock - sixteenth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza). Built in 1829 by Wojciech Korczakowski in the Wołkuszanki estuary. The first of three locks situated on the territory of Belarus (in 1600 m distance from the Polish border). In the years 2005 - 2006 it was rebuilt by the Belarus 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
| Upstream | Augustów Canal Navigation |
Downstream |
| Dąbrówka Lock 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
Wołkuszek Lock | Kurzyniec Lock 3.25 km (2.0 mi) |
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.