Elbe Sluice

A vast bulk of the original sluice equipment has remained fully operational up to date even though their expected useful life was estimated for 20 years.

[5] To accommodate the large difference in water levels, its length is 253 m. It is equipped with three adjustable cross walls and with an observation point for the migration control.

[7] Three vertical Kaplan turbines with a total output of 19.5 MW are installed in the hydroelectric power plant.

Due to the unfinished river bank roads, the operating regulations allow for backwater up to 141.8 metres above the sea level.

[9] The Střekov Reservoir creates a 19.8 km long lake with a total volume of 16.1 million m³.

[2] In 2009 the Czech National Bank issued a 2500 CZK commemorative gold coin as part of the Industrial Heritage Sites series.

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