Waterway Lock / Zdymadlo - Brandýs na Labem (Czech Republic) - Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts on Waymarking.com

Depicted Brandýs na Labem Lock (Zdymadlo Brandýs na Labem), small hydroelectric power station and mechanical weir are the key parts of Brandýs na Labem waterwork on Labe (Elbe) river in Central Bohemia region of the Czech Republic.

The main parts of the Brandýs na Labem waterwork (mechanical weir and lock separated from the weir by island), designed by architect Kamil Roškot, were constructed in 1931-1936. The hydroelectric power station was finished in 1944. The waterwork consists large single-boat waterlock chamber (85 m long, 12 m wide, with minimal depth over nipper 3.00 m), mechanical three-field (3×23.5 m) weir with Stoney-type flowgates, power station, fish ladder and artificial whitewater. The small hydroelectrictic station with two Francis turbines has power output 1980 kW.

Waterway Name: Labe (Elbe) river Connected Points: Part of Elbe river waterway connecting Pardubice in East Bohemia with Hamburg' harbour in Germany. This lock belongs to shipping section Middle Labe (Obříství - Pardubice) with 18 locks. Type: Lock Date Opened: 01/01/1936 Elevation Difference (meters): 4.00 Site Status: Operational Web Site: [Web Link] Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed

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