Intensity of inland navigation on the lower Vistula River based on the analysis of lockage in Włocławek in the years 1997–2016 Cover Image

Natężenie ruchu żeglugowego na dolnej Wiśle na podstawie analizy śluzowań we Włocławku w latach 1997–2016
Intensity of inland navigation on the lower Vistula River based on the analysis of lockage in Włocławek in the years 1997–2016

Author(s): Tomasz Pokropski, Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka
Subject(s): Human Geography, Evaluation research, Tourism, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: inland waterway; lock; Włocławek dam; freight traffic; touristic traffic; low water;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the usage of the lower Vistula waterway on the basis of the number of floating units passing the Włocławek lock in the period 1997–2016. The Włocławek dam plays an important role in ensuring navigability on the inland waterway on the lower Vistula. The analysis revealed that the number of units locked in the Włocławek dam varied in particular years and was decreasing throughout the whole period. It depended on the serviceability of the lock and the hydrological conditions (water levels, ice phenomena). Throughout the year, water transportation was seasonal.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 156
  • Page Range: 79-99
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish