Przewięź Lock Explained

Lock Name:Przewięź Lock
Waterway:Augustów Canal
State:Podlaskie
County:Augustów
Operation:Manual
Maint:RZGW
First:1825–1826
Latest:rebuilt 1947–1948
Length:46.171NaN1
Width:5.961NaN1
Fall:0.861NaN1
Enda:Biebrza River
Distenda:32.51NaN1
Endb:Niemen River
Distendb:68.71NaN1
Coordinates:53.8671°N 23.0922°W

Przewięź Lock - the sixth lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza River). Located in the village Przewięź, Poland between the lakes Lake Studzieniczne and Lake Białe Augustowskie was built in the 1826–1827 by Lt.-Col. Eng. August Szulc. To this day, preserved in their original condition.

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