Mikaszówka Lock
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Mikaszówka Lock - the eleventh lock on the Augustów Canal
Augustów Canal
The Augustów Canal is a cross-border canal built in the 19th century in the present-day Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland and the Hrodna Voblast of north-western Belarus...

 (from the Biebrza
Biebrza
Biebrza is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew river , with a length of 155 kilometres and the basin area of 7,057 km2...

). Located near the village Mikaszówka
Mikaszówka
Mikaszówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płaska, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Płaska, east of Augustów, and north of the regional capital Białystok.The village has a...

. Built in 1828 by Lt. Eng. Wojciech Korczakowski.
  • Location: 69.1 km channel
  • Level difference: 2.44 m
  • Length: 43.31 m
  • Width: 6.05 m
  • Gates: Wooden
  • Year built: 1828
  • Construction Manager: Wojciech Korczakowski

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