Borki Lock – the third lock on the Augustów Canal (from the Biebrza) and is located in Poland. It was completely destroyed during WW II and was rebuilt in 1948.
| Borki Lock | |
|---|---|
 Lock | |
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| 53°45′18″N 22°54′54″E / 53.755095°N 22.915075°E | |
| Waterway | Augustów Canal |
| Country |  Poland |
| State | Podlaskie |
| County | Augustów |
| Maintained by | RZGW |
| Operation | Manual |
| First built | 1835–1836 |
| Latest built | rebuilt 1948 |
| Length | 44.0 m (144.4 ft) |
| Width | 6.1 m (20.0 ft) |
| Fall | 2.89 m (9.5 ft) |
| Distance to Biebrza River | 19.25 km (12.0 mi) |
| Distance to Niemen River | 81.95 km (50.9 mi) |
Rebuilt from the ground up in 1948 after the war. Concrete, single chamber. The lockable steel gates wspornymi, inflated circulation through the channels.
Manual drive. Max declined 3.19 m.
- Location: 19.25 kilometer
- Level difference: 2.89 m
- Length: 44.0 m
- Width: 6.10 m
- Gates: Metal
- Years Constructed: 1835–1836, rebuilt 1948
- Project manager: Eng. Wojciech Korczakowski
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borki Lock.
- "opracowanie nt kanału Augustowskiego znajdujące się na stronach Regionalnego Zarządu Gospodarki Wodnej w Warszawie" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-09.
- Batura, Irena. (1997). Po ziemi augustowskiej : przewodnik dla turysty i wczasowicza (in Polish). Suwałki: Wydawnictwo Hańcza. ISBN 978-83-904804-9-7.
- "Kanał Augustowski" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.