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Table 18.1 Inland waterway operating parameters [5]
Operating parameters
Parameters’ values
Classes
Ia
Ib
II
III
IV
Va
Vb
Minimum dimensions of
waterway in a river
Measurement units
– Waterway width
m
15
20
30
40
40
50
50
– Waterway depth
m
1.2 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.8
2.8
2.8
– Radius of a curve of
waterway axis
m
100 200 300 500 650 650 800
Minimum dimensions of
a canal
– Waterway width
m
12
18
25
35
40
45
45
– Minimum water depth
in canal
m
1.5 2.0 2.2 2.5 3.5
3.5
3.5
– Radius of a curve of
waterway axis
m
150 250 400 600 650 650 800
Minimum dimensions of
navigation locks
– Lock width
m
3.3 5.0 9.6 9.6 12.0 12.0 12.0
– Lock length
m
25
42
65
72
120 120 187
– Depth on the lower
step of the lock
m
1.5 2.0 2.2 2.2 3.5
4.0
4.0
Table 18.2 Waterway classification on Vistula and Oder rivers [5]
Waterway stretch
Waterway class Length (km) Share (%)
Vistula river
920.8
100
Przemsza river estuary – Ł˛ aczany Canal
IV a
37.5
4
Ł˛ aczany Canal estuary – Przewóz dam
III
34.3
4
Przewóz dam – Płock
Ib
527.8
57
Płock – Włocławek dam (Włocławek Reservoir)
Va
55.0
6
Włocławek dam – T˛ a˙ zyna river estuary
Ib
43.0
5
T˛ a˙ zyna river estuary – Tczew
II
190.5
21
Tczew – Baltic Sea
III
32.7
4
Oder river
726.8
100
Racibórz – K˛ edzierzyn-Ko´ zle
Ia
44.4
6
K˛ edzierzyn-Ko´ zle – Brzeg Dolny
III
187.1
26
Brzeg Dolny – Warta river estuary
II
335
46
Warta river estuary – Szwedt Canal
III
79.4
11
Szwedt Canal – Szczecin Lagoon (Eastern Oder and
Western Oder together)
Vb
80.9
11
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