Dambrowka Lock

Dambrowka Lock

Dambrowka Lock
Waterway	Augustów Canal
Country	Belarus
State	Hrodna Voblast
County	Hrodna District
Operation	Manual
First built	1829
Latest built	rebuilt 2005-2006
Length	43.9 m (144.0 ft)
Width	6.10 m (20.0 ft)
Fall	3.04 m (10.0 ft)
Distance to Biebrza River	85.00 km (52.8 mi)
Distance to Niemen River	16.2 km (10.1 mi)
Coordinates	53°51′46″N 23°37′25″E / 53.862862°N 23.623599°E / 53.862862; 23.623599Coordinates: 53°51′46″N 23°37′25″E / 53.862862°N 23.623599°E / 53.862862; 23.623599

Dambrowka Lock (Belarusian: Шлюз «Дамброўка»), Dąbrówka Lock (Polish: Śluza Dąbrówka) - Seventeenth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza). Built in 1829 by George Arnold. The second of the three locks lying on the territory of Belarus. It was renovated in the years 2005 - 2006 and functions as a shipping facility.

• Location: 91.5 km channel
• Level difference: 3.04 m
• Length: 43.9 m
• Width: 6.10 m
• Gates: Wooden
• Year built: 1829
• Construction Manager: Jerzy Arnold

References

• "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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