Kudrynki Lock

Coordinates: 53°52′43″N 23°30′06″E / 53.878493°N 23.501558°E / 53.878493; 23.501558
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Kudrynki Lock
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53°52′43″N 23°30′06″E / 53.878493°N 23.501558°E / 53.878493; 23.501558
WaterwayAugustów Canal
Country Poland
StatePodlaskie
CountyAugustów
Maintained byRZGW
OperationManual
First built1828–1829
Latest builtrebuilt 2005–2008
Length43.4 m (142.4 ft)
Width5.94 m (19.5 ft)
Fall2.27 m (7.4 ft)
Distance to
Biebrza River
77.4 km (48.1 mi)
Distance to
Niemen River
23.8 km (14.8 mi)

Kudrynki Lock – the fourteenth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza). Built between 1828 and 1829 by Edward Tadeusz Bieliński and Michał Horain. Closed since the end of World War II until the last overhaul was carried out in 2005–2008.

  • Location: 77.4 km channel
  • Level difference: 2.27 m
  • Length: 43.4 m
  • Width: 5.94 m
  • Gates: Wooden
  • Year built: 1828 – 1829
  • Construction Managers: Edward Tadeusz Bieliński and Michał Horain

References[edit]

  • "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). Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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