Gabcikovo Water Work
Several kilometres from Samorin there is located the biggest water
work in Slovak Republic – Gabcikovo Water Work. Gabcikovo ensures
exploitation of hydro-energetic slope and also international sailing by
repression of level difference between incoming and wasting channel
through tail bays in a range of 16 – 23.3 m. Each of tail bay has width
of 34,0 m and length of 275.0 m. Filling and emptying of tail bays last
about 15 minutes. Sailing is managed from the tower located on the
middle pillar of tail bays.
Gabcikovo-Nagymaros construction began to realise between Slovak
Republic and Hungary in 1976. But later Hungarian side stopped working
and Slovak Republic has to finish this construction according to so
called Alternative C. From the origin solution of Gabcikovo Water Work
is usable: right-sided embankment till beginning to reform it according
to Alternative C; Connecting embankment, Hrusov left-sided embankment;
Incoming channel; Gabcikovo level; Wasting channel.
Location of Gabcikovo
Gabcikovo in pictures
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