Sosnówek Lock
53°53′29″N 23°24′48″E / 53.891393°N 23.413226°E / 53.891393; 23.413226Waterway Augustów Canal Country Poland State Podlaskie County Augustów Maintained by RZGW Operation Manual First built 1828 Length 44.4 m (145.7 ft) Width 6.10 m (20.0 ft) Fall 2.98 m (9.8 ft) Distance to
Biebrza River 70.3 km (43.7 mi) Distance to
Niemen River 30.9 km (19.2 mi)
Biebrza River
Niemen River
Sosnówek Lock - the twelfth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza). It combines artificial part of the canal with a section running through the Black Hancza. Built in 1828 by Lt. Eng. Konstantin Jodko.
- Location: 71.2 km channel
- Level difference: 2.98 m
- Length: 44.40 m
- Width: 6.10 m
- Gates: Wooden
- Year built: 1828
- Construction Manager: Konstantin Jodko
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sosnówek Lock.
- "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.
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