Swoboda Lock is the seventh lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza). It is situated amidst the Augustów Forest near Lake Studzieniczne. Built between 1826 and 1827 by Lt.-Col. Eng. Jan Paweł Lelewel. In the 1960s has undergone modernization involving the replacement of original wooden gates with metal crank-driven mechanism raised, reinforced concrete bridge was built a distinctive and concreting awanportu. New system to move the gates did not work and was later by one of the membranes removed, and replaced the original system of drawbars.
- Location: 47.4 km channel
- Level difference: 1.7 m
- Length: 45.77 m
- Width: 5.95 m
- Gates: metal
- Year of construction: 1826–1827
- Construction Manager: Lt.-Col. Eng. John Paul Lelewel
| Swoboda Lock | |
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 Lock | |
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| 53°52′00″N 23°08′42″E / 53.866653°N 23.1451°E | |
| Waterway | Augustów Canal |
| Country |  Poland |
| State | Podlaskie |
| County | Augustów |
| Maintained by | RZGW |
| Operation | Manual |
| First built | 1826-1827 |
| Latest built | rebuilt 1960's |
| Length | 45.77 m (150.2 ft) |
| Width | 5.95 m (19.5 ft) |
| Fall | 1.7 m (5.6 ft) |
| Distance to Biebrza River | 47.7 km (29.6 mi) |
| Distance to Niemen River | 53.5 km (33.2 mi) |
References
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- "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.