Białobrzegi Lock - the fourth lock on the Augustów Canal

Augustów Canal

The Augustów Canal is a cross-border canal built in the 19th century in the present-day Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland and the Hrodna Voblast of north-western Belarus...

 (from the Biebrza

Biebrza

Biebrza is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew river , with a length of 155 kilometres and the basin area of 7,057 km2...

 River). Located in the village of Białobrzegi in the administrative district of Gmina Augustów

Gmina Augustów

Gmina Augustów is a rural gmina in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Augustów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, within Augustów County

Augustów County

Augustów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest...

, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...

, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Augustów

Augustów

Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland with 29,600 inhabitants . It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , having previously been in Suwałki Voivodeship . It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów.In 1970 Augustów became...

 and 78 km (48 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
In the years 1959 - 1964 was demolished and built, using original art, a new 150 meters on the other side of the road Augustów

Augustów

Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland with 29,600 inhabitants . It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , having previously been in Suwałki Voivodeship . It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów.In 1970 Augustów became...

 – Białystok. The reason for this change were to be the cause of the military.

• Location: 26.9 km channel
• Level difference: 2.08 m
• Length: 42.8 m
• Width: 5.90 m
• Gates: Metal
• Year built: 1825 - 1826, rebuilt 1959 - 1964
• Construction Manager: Eng. Wojciech Korczakowski

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