Waterway Lock / Zdymadlo - Velký Osek (Czech Republic)
N 50° 05.477 E 015° 09.841
33U E 511732 N 5548792
Depicted Velký Osek Lock (Zdymadlo Velký Osek) and mechanical weir are the key parts of Velký Osek waterwork on Labe (Elbe) river in Central Bohemia region of the Czech Republic.
Waymark Code: WMKT48
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/26/2014
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Depicted Velký Osek Lock (Zdymadlo Velký Osek) and mechanical weir are the key parts of Velký Osek waterwork on Labe (Elbe) river in Central Bohemia region of the Czech Republic.
The Velký Osek waterwork was constructed in 1940-1944 according to the older project of Directorate of Water Routes (Reditelství vodních cest) and completed in 1952. The waterwork consists large single-boat waterlock chamber (85 m long, 12 m wide, with minimal depth over nipper 2.80 m) and mechanical three-field weir with Stoney-type flowgates. The small hydroelectrictic station (900 kW power output) was installed on the weir in 2012.