Leerstetten lock
| Leerstetten lock | ||
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 Smuggling with small vehicles ; View from the north, entrance in the underwater (2005) |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 17 ′ 32 " N , 11 ° 6 ′ 42" E | |
| Country: | Germany | |
| Place: | Soos (unincorporated area) | |
| Waters: | Main-Danube Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 84.32 | |
| Data | ||
| Operator: | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Responsible WSA : | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Construction time: | March 1974 - April 1980 | |
| Start of operation: | 1985-09-28 | |
| lock | ||
| Type: | Inland lock | |
| Is controlled by: | WSV control center Hilpoltstein | |
| Usable length: | 190 m | |
| Usable width: | 12 m | |
| Height upstream : | 356.66 m above sea level NN | |
| Average height of fall : |
24.67 m | |
| Others | ||
The Leerstetten lock was built between 1974 and 1980 as part of the construction of the Main-Danube Canal federal waterway and put into operation on September 27, 1985. It is designed as a savings lock with three savings basins south of the lock basin.
lock
The chamber of the ship's single lock is at canal kilometer 84.32, has a chamber length of 200 m, a usable length of 190 m and a usable width of 12 m. The upper water has a height of 356.66 m above sea level. NN , the underwater lock is 331.99 m above sea level. NN . As with the sluices in Hilpoltstein and Eckersmühlen , the sluice fall height is 24.67 meters, making it the largest drop height ever built in Germany.
The chamber has a volume of 60,442 m³, 24,619 m³ of water are required per lock. The lifting and lowering speed of 1.5 m / min results in a lock time of around 16 minutes.
control
The lock has its own command post, but has been remote-controlled from the WSV's district control center in Hilpoltstein since 2007 . The locks in Bachhausen , Eckersmühlen and Hilpoltstein are also remotely controlled from there. From 2024, twelve locks will be controlled from the Nuremberg control center , and later all 16 canal locks.
Except in the event of malfunctions such as accidents, maintenance work or ice drift, the lock is operational around the clock all year round and is illuminated at night. The upper and lower water each-ports for which there are commercial vessels , waiting places with station for the recreational boating and boat ramps for small vehicles . Small vehicles are only handled during the day and usually together with large shipping. Muscle-powered watercraft are not funneled; A transport trolley with a deposit is available for manual transfer at the slip points.
Hydropower plant
The Leerstetten power plant of the Bavarian State Power Plants , which is part of the Danube-Main transition, has been in operation at the lock since December 2013 .
Breakdowns
- On March 1, 2004, a cruise ship leaked underwater in the Leerstetten lock and threatened to sink. The ship had to be pumped by the THW and shipping was temporarily suspended.
- On July 7, 2011, a motor ship rammed the footbridge of the lock. Shipping came to a temporary standstill because the lock gate also had to be checked first.
- On March 30, 2012, the crane of a motorized goods ship collided with a high-voltage line while moving a car in the headwater of the Leerstetten lock and tore it off. The crane and the car were also destroyed. Shipping was hampered by the salvage and repair work.
Web links
- Route atlas Main-Danube Canal (PDF; 11.9 MB)
- Main-Danube waterway overview map (PDF; 200 KB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Route Atlas Main-Danube Canal. (PDF; 11.9 MB) Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, p. 6 , accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Main-Danube Canal timetable. Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, accessed on February 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Descent structures on federal waterways. (PDF; 44 kB) Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration , p. 4 , accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Leerstetten lock. Hans Gruener, accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Main-Danube Canal, Section 12
- ^ Press report Nordbayern.de from May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Leerstetten power station. Bavarian State Power Plants , accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Ship leak at the Leerstetten lock in March 2004
- ^ Ship accident in Leerstetten in July 2011
- ^ Ship accident in Leerstetten in March 2012