Borki Lock Explained

Lock Name:Borki Lock
Waterway:Augustów Canal
State:Podlaskie
County:Augustów
Operation:Manual
Maint:RZGW
First:1835–1836
Latest:rebuilt 1948
Length:441NaN1
Width:6.11NaN1
Fall:2.891NaN1
Enda:Biebrza River
Distenda:19.251NaN1
Endb:Niemen River
Distendb:81.951NaN1
Coordinates:53.7551°N 22.9151°W

Borki Lock – the third lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza) and is located in Poland. It was completely destroyed during WW II and was rebuilt in 1948.

Rebuilt from the ground up in 1948 after the war. Concrete, single chamber. The lockable steel gates wspornymi, inflated circulation through the channels.

Manual drive. Max declined 3.19 m.

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