Elbląg Canal (pronounced [ˈɛlblɔŋk] ⓘ; Polish: Kanał Elbląski [ˈkanaw ɛlˈblɔ̃skʲi]) is a canal in Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, 80.5 kilometres (50.0 mi) in length, which runs southward from Lake Drużno (connected by the river Elbląg to the Vistula Lagoon), to the river Drwęca and lake Jeziorak.
The difference in water levels approaches 100 metres (330 ft), and is overcome using locks and a system of inclined planes between lakes.
It is considered one of the most significant monuments related to the history of technology and was named one of the Seven Wonders of Poland.
[2] The canal was also named one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii),[1] as designated January 28, 2011.
Built under the name Oberländischer Kanal (Upland Canal) and situated in the Kingdom of Prussia, it was opened on the 29 October 1860.