Sluice gate at the fish-ladders, river Ipoly
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N 47° 56.001 E 018° 46.305
34T E 333572 N 5311295
Sluice gate at the fish-ladders, river Ipoly
Waymark Code: WMBT4H
Location: Pest, Hungary
Date Posted: 06/19/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
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This sluice gate is located exactly at the border of Hungary and Slovakia, at the Ipoly river. The main function of the barrages is to enhanced the water level of the Ipoly and compensating on the former river basin area. You can also find a very interesting architecture solution next to this gates, a working fish-ladder.

Easy to reach the area using a dirt road, started from the point of N47 56.125 E18 46.601. There is no border controlling, the area is visitable for anyone.
Name of Waterway.: Ipoly

Roughly when was the Waterway created?: 2008

Is this waterway working?: Working

What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Excellent working order

What is/was the water used for?: Other

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