Swoboda Lock is the seventh lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza). It is situated amidst the Augustów Forest near Lake Studzieniczne. Built between 1826 and 1827 by Lt.-Col. Eng. Jan Paweł Lelewel. In the 1960s has undergone modernization involving the replacement of original wooden gates with metal crank-driven mechanism raised, reinforced concrete bridge was built a distinctive and concreting awanportu. New system to move the gates did not work and was later by one of the membranes removed, and replaced the original system of drawbars.

  • Location: 47.4 km channel
  • Level difference: 1.7 m
  • Length: 45.77 m
  • Width: 5.95 m
  • Gates: metal
  • Year of construction: 1826–1827
  • Construction Manager: Lt.-Col. Eng. John Paul Lelewel
Swoboda Lock
Lock
Map
53°52′00″N 23°08′42″E / 53.866653°N 23.1451°E / 53.866653; 23.1451
WaterwayAugustów Canal
Country Poland
StatePodlaskie
CountyAugustów
Maintained byRZGW
OperationManual
First built1826-1827
Latest builtrebuilt 1960's
Length45.77 m (150.2 ft)
Width5.95 m (19.5 ft)
Fall1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Distance to
Biebrza River
47.7 km (29.6 mi)
Distance to
Niemen River
53.5 km (33.2 mi)

References

edit
  • "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.
Next lock upstream Augustów Canal
Navigation
Next lock downstream
Gorczyca Lock
9.6 km (6.0 mi)
Swoboda Lock Przewięź Lock
3.9 km (2.4 mi)