The Oginski Canal is a
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface f ...
in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
which connects
Yaselda River and
Shchara River
The Shchara ( be, Шчара, Ščara, ; russian: Щара) is a river in Belarus, and is the left tributary of the Neman. It is in length, its catchment area being . The Shchara is the 5th longest river in Belarus.
It flows through Slonim
S ...
. Its length is 54 km. Its construction was started in 1765 by prince
Michał Kazimierz Ogiński.
[Канал Огинского]
(Oginski Canal)
References
Canals in Belarus
Canals opened in 1783
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