Berching lock
| Berching lock | ||
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 Berching lock from the south (2008) |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 '30 " N , 11 ° 26' 35" E | |
| Country: | Germany | |
| Place: | Berching | |
| Waters: | Main-Danube Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 122.51 | |
| Data | ||
| Operator: | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Responsible WSA : | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Construction time: | July 1987 - July 1991 | |
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| Type: | Inland lock | |
| Is controlled by: | WSV control center Dietfurt | |
| Usable length: | 190 m | |
| Usable width: | 12 m | |
| Height upstream : | 389 m above sea level NN | |
| Average height of fall : |
17 m | |
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The Berching lock was built between July 1987 and July 1991 as part of the construction of the Main-Danube Canal federal waterway . It is designed as a savings lock with three savings basins west of the lock basin.
lock
The chamber of the ship's single lock is at canal kilometer 122.51, 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 389 m above sea level. NN , the underwater lock is at 372 m above sea level. NN . The sluice drop height is 17 meters.
With a parallel pump, as one stage of the pump of the chain Donau-Main-transfer water from the Danube, typically at night, in the is Dürrlohspeicher uphill passed.
control
The lock has its own command post, but has been remote-controlled from the WSV district headquarters in Dietfurt since 2007 . The locks in Dietfurt , Riedenburg and Kelheim 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 channeled; A transport trolley with a deposit is available for manual transfer at the slip points.
tourism
Until 2017, passenger shipping operated between Beilngries and Berching . On the way she crossed the lock.
Breakdowns
- On July 25, 2014, a passenger ship crashed at the lock with a tanker , with property damage remaining.
- On November 10, 2019, a passenger ship that was traveling without passengers got stuck on the lock gate because the helm station was not lowered.
Web links
- Route atlas Main-Danube Canal (PDF; 11.9 MB)
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 .
- ↑ a b 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 .
- ↑ Berching lock. Hans Gruener, accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Hilpoltstein lock: One of the highest in Germany. In: nordbayern.de . May 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ : The excursion boat trip on the Main-Danube Canal between Beilngries and Berching is discontinued . In: donaukurier.de . ( donaukurier.de [accessed on February 24, 2018]).
- ^ Ship accident in Berching in July 2014
- ↑ Press report Nordbayern.de