Dębowo Lock - the first lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza) near the village of Dębowo in the administrative district of Gmina Sztabin, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Sztabin, 27 km (17 mi) south of Augustów, and 58 km (36 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
| Dębowo Lock | |
|---|---|
 Lock | |
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| 53°36′36″N 22°55′48″E / 53.609978°N 22.930051°E | |
| Waterway | Augustów Canal |
| Country |  Poland |
| State | Podlaskie |
| County | Augustów |
| Maintained by | RZGW |
| Operation | Manual |
| First built | 1826-1827 |
| Latest built | rebuilt 1946 rebuilt 1997-2003 |
| Length | 43.9 m (144.0 ft) |
| Width | 6.1 m (20.0 ft) |
| Fall | 2.07 m (6.8 ft) |
| Distance to Biebrza River | 0.35 km (0.2 mi) |
| Distance to Niemen River | 100.85 km (62.7 mi) |
As part of the Augustów Canal the lock was the first waterway (Summit level canal) in Central Europe to provide a direct link between the two major rivers, Vistula River and the Neman River, and it provided a link with the Black Sea to the south through the Oginski Canal, Dnieper River, Berezina Canal and Dvina River. It is currently a conservation protection zone proposed by Poland for inscription onto the World Heritage List of UNESCO.[2]
single-chamber, - concrete brick. From the devastation of war was renovated in 1946, and in the years 1997-2003 were subjected to a thorough renovation. Difference of 3.11 m. The water level lockable wooden door.
Cell dimensions 43.56 x 6.04 m. Hand drive. In the vicinity of the sluice and weir valvular vent used to propel a small hydropower plant. Part of the team locks are buildings from the early twentieth century lock
- Location: 0.35 kilometer
- Level difference: 2.07 m
- Length: 43.9 m
- Width: 6.10 m
- Gates: Wood
- Years Constructed: 1826-1827
- Project manager: Lieutenant. Eng. Michael Przyrembel
References
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- "opracowanie nt kanału Augustowskiego znajdujące się na stronach Regionalnego Zarządu Gospodarki Wodnej w Warszawie" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-09.
- 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). Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.