Przewięź Lock - the sixth lock on the

Augustów Canal The Augustów Canal (, , ) is a cross-border canal built by the Congress Kingdom of Poland in 19th century in the Augustów Voivodeship (present-day Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland and Grodno Region, Grodno Oblast of western Belarus ...

(from the

Biebrza The Biebrza (, ', ') is a river in northeastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew River (near Wizna), with a length of and a basin area of 7,092 km2 (7,067 in Poland).Przewięź Przewięź is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płaska, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Płaska, east of Augustów, and no ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

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. * Location: 43.6 km channel * Level difference: 0.86 m * Length: 46.17 m * Width: 5.96 m * Gates: Wooden * Year built: 1826–1827 * Construction Manager: Lt.-Col. Eng. August Szulc

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Augustow Canal 19th-century establishments in Poland

Przewięź Przewięź is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płaska, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Płaska, east of Augustów, and no ...