Kelheim lock
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 55 '27 " N , 11 ° 51' 0" E | |
| Country: | Germany | |
| Place: | Kelheim | |
| Waters: | Main-Danube Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 166.06 | |
| Data | ||
| Operator: | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Responsible WSA : | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Construction time: | 1976-1981 | |
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| Type: | Inland lock | |
| Is controlled by: | WSV control center Dietfurt | |
| Usable length: | 190 m | |
| Usable width: | 12 m | |
| Height upstream : | 346.6 m above sea level NN | |
| Average height of fall : |
8.40 m | |
| Upper gate: | Lifting and Senktor, 38 t | |
| Lower gate: | double-leaf mortise gate | |
| Fill chamber; to empty: | 10 min | |
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| Associated weir: | Barrage Kelheim 48 ° 55 ′ 25 ″ N , 11 ° 51 ′ 5.04 ″ E |
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The Kelheim lock at the Kelheim barrage was built between 1976 and 1981 as part of the construction of the Main-Danube Canal federal waterway and put into operation on March 15, 1989.
lock
The chamber of the ship's single lock is at canal kilometer 166.06 on the left bank, has a chamber length of 207 m, a usable length of 190 m and a usable width of 12 m. At the associated weir of the Kelheim barrage, the target is 346.6 m above sea level. NN , the water level of the lock underwater is 338.2 m above sea level. NN and the corresponding sluice height is thus 8.40 meters. The level of the upper edge of the lock platform is 348.1 m above sea level. NN , the level of the chamber floor is 334.2 m above sea level. NN .
The chamber m³ with a volume of 21,170 was built in concrete construction and is at the head capped with a 38-ton lifting and Senktor. The lower gate is a double- wing miter gate . The chamber is filled and emptied via longitudinal channels with two roller gates each on the top and bottom as a closure. A lock takes 10 minutes.
Boat lock
The chamber of the boat lock is to the right of the lock and has a length of 40 m, a usable length of 30 m and a usable width of 4 m. The level of the chamber floor is 336.6 m above sea level. NN . The upper and lower goals are single-leaf goals with a goal scorer .
control
The lock has been remote-controlled from the WSV district center in Dietfurt since 2007 . The Riedenburg, Dietfurt and Berching locks are also remotely controlled from this control center. Originally, the Kelheim lock was operated from the lock tower on site. From 2024, twelve locks will be controlled from the Nuremberg control center , and later all 16 canal locks.
bridge
Immediately below the Unterhaupt, a road bridge crosses the Main-Danube Canal at kilometer 166.176 .
Breakdowns
- On March 24, 2010, an 80-ton truck crane overturned at the lock.
- On June 28, 2015, came in the lock chamber to a wreck of a motor cargo vessel that rammed a front schleusendes passenger ship. There were 26 injured.
Web links
- Route atlas Main-Danube Canal (PDF; 11.9 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Route Atlas Main-Danube Canal. (PDF; 11.9 MB) (No longer available online.) Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, p. 6 , archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed on August 28, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Information board on the site of the barrage, viewed on 23 August 2015
- ↑ Descent structures on federal waterways. (PDF; 44 kB) Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration , p. 4 , accessed on August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Hilpoltstein lock: One of the highest in Germany. In: nordbayern.de . May 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Press report Mittelbayerische Zeitung of March 24, 2010
- ↑ Press report ship damage Kelheim-Gronsdorf
