Waterway Lock Vrané, Central Bohemia, CZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ToRo61
N 49° 56.325 E 014° 22.460
33U E 455103 N 5532007
Waterway Lock Vrané is located on the Vltava river.
Waymark Code: WMB6P1
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/12/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member cache_test_dummies
Views: 109

Lock Vrané is part of Dam Vrané. Lock Vrane allow large ships to overcome the barrier dam and extending the Vltava waterway to the dam reservoir Stechovice. The locks are two, they are located on the left bank of river and are ejected into the upper water.

A small lock is located closer to the middle of the river, the upper and lower end is equipped with gates and rises level of river about 12 meters. This lock is 85 meters length.

Large lock is located closer to bank, the bottom end is equipped with a strut doors. The upper end has a shutoff table/board, which allows better transfer of large ships through the lock. Effective width of this lock is 12 meters and the total usable length about 134 meters. In addition, there are two smaller doors in the middle of this lock. The doors divide lock into two smaller locks (length 43 meters and 85 meters).
Waterway Name: Vltava

Connected Points:
the Vltava waterway


Type: Lock

Date Opened: 01/01/1936

Elevation Difference (meters): 12.00

Site Status: Operational

Web Site: [Web Link]

Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed

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