Garwitz lock

Coordinates

53 ° 27 '15 " N , 11 ° 42' 8" E Coordinates: 53 ° 27 '15 " N , 11 ° 42' 8" E

Country:

Germany

Place:

Garwitz

Waters:

Müritz-Elde waterway

Water kilometers :

km 60.75

Data

lock

Is controlled by:

automatic operation

Usable length:

42 m

Usable width:

6.6 m

Average
height of fall :

3.9 m

Others

Was standing:

last passage

f1

The Garwitz lock is one of 17 locks on the Müritz-Elde waterway and, like all others, serves to overcome the difference in altitude between the Elbe and Plauer See .

particularities

Lock near Garwitz, here on the underwater bank

The lock has sloping walls. This creates a deceptive width of almost 8 meters at the headwater. However, this must not be fully used under any circumstances, otherwise there is a risk of shipwreck when smuggling down . The usable width there is only 6.60 meters.

It should also be noted that the road bridge is directly above the lock. The mooring just below the bridge when up locks is possibly life-threatening, because it is clamped by boat under the bridge.

So far, no accidents in the lock due to the difficult conditions have become known.

Individual evidence

↑ RMO: Garwitz lock - MEW (Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße). Retrieved August 11, 2018 .
↑ RMO: Garwitz lock - MEW (Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße). Retrieved August 11, 2018 .

[1] RMO: Garwitz lock - MEW (Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße). Retrieved August 11, 2018 .

[2] RMO: Garwitz lock - MEW (Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße). Retrieved August 11, 2018 .