Eibach lock
| Eibach lock | ||
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 Lock Eibach, Unterhaupt (2020) |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 23 '5 " N , 11 ° 3' 51" E | |
| Country: | Germany | |
| Place: | Eibach , Nuremberg | |
| Waters: | Main-Danube Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 72.82 | |
| Data | ||
| Operator: | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Responsible WSA : | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Construction time: | October 1971 - August 1978 | |
| lock | ||
| Type: | Inland lock | |
| Is controlled by: | WSV control center Nuremberg | |
| Usable length: | 190 m | |
| Usable width: | 12 m | |
| Height upstream : | 331.99 m above sea level NN | |
| Average height of fall : |
19.49 m | |
| Others | ||
The Eibach lock was built between October 1971 and August 1978 as part of the construction of the Main-Danube Canal federal waterway . It is designed as an economy lock with three economy basins west of the lock basin and is located immediately south of the port of Nuremberg .
lock
The chamber of the single lock is at canal kilometer 72.82, 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 331.99 m above sea level. NN , that of the lock underwater is 312.5 m above sea level. NN . The sluice drop height is 19.49 meters.
control
The lock has its own command post, but has been remote-controlled from the district control center of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) in Kriegenbrunn since 2007 . The Nuremberg , Kriegenbrunn and Erlangen locks 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.
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 .
- ↑ 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 Eibach lock. Hans Gruener, accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Main-Danube Canal, Section 12
- ↑ Control centers - traffic safety around the clock. (PDF; 0.8 MB) WSD Süd, May 2011, p. 2 , accessed on February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Hilpoltstein lock: One of the highest in Germany. In: nordbayern.de . May 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018 .