Wołkuszek Lock
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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.
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...
). Built in 1829 by Wojciech Korczakowski in the Wołkuszanki estuary. The first of three locks situated on the territory of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
(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