Lakes and Canals

The Suwałki Region and Augustów Forest feature a dense network of post-glacial lakes and 19th-century hydro-technical engineering. This list highlights the Augustów Canal, a historic waterway connecting the Vistula and Neman rivers, featuring unique structures like the twin-chambered Paniewo Lock and the manual Swoboda Lock. It also includes Lake Hańcza, Poland’s deepest lake reaching 108.5 meters, and various ribbon lakes such as Gaładuś and Necko, which showcase the region's unique glacial topography and heritage.

Hańcza

Hańcza is a lake in Suwałki Region, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. It is 311.4 ha large, 4.5 km long and 1.2 km wide.

Swoboda Lock

Swoboda Lock is the seventh lock on the Augustów Canal. It is situated amidst the Augustów Forest near Lake Studzieniczne.

Augustów Lock

Augustów Lock – the fifth lock on the Augustów Canal. It is located in Augustów, Poland near National Road No 8 and built between 1825 and…

Sosnówek Lock

Sosnówek Lock - the twelfth lock on the Augustów Canal. It combines artificial part of the canal with a section running through the Black…

Kudrynki Lock

Kudrynki Lock – the fourteenth lock on the Augustów Canal. Built between 1828 and 1829 by Edward Tadeusz Bieliński and Michał Horain.

Perkuć Lock

Perkuć Lock – tenth of the lock on the Augustów Canal. It is located near the Reserve Perkuć.

Mikaszówka Lock

Mikaszówka Lock - the eleventh lock on the Augustów Canal. Located near the village Mikaszówka.

Paniewo Lock

Paniewo Lock - ninth lock on the Augustów Canal. The only twin-chamber lock on the Augustów Canal in Poland.

Gorczyca Lock

Gorczyca Lock - Eighth lock on the Augustów Canal. Located in the village of Gorczyca.

Tartak Lock

Tartak Lock is the thirteenth lock on the Augustow Canal. It was not planned in the original draft written by Ignatius Prądzyński.

Przewięź Lock

Przewięź Lock - the sixth lock on the Augustów Canal. Located in the village Przewięź, Poland between the lakes Lake Studzieniczne and Lake…

Gaładuś Lake

Gaładuś is a ribbon lake located in the Suwałki Region, where it is the second largest lake by area.

Boczne

A post-glacial lake located in the Suwałki Landscape Park within the Przerośl commune.

Górczyckie

Situated in the Płaska commune, this lake is part of the Augustów Canal water system and is located near the Gorczyca lock.

Serwy

A large lake in the Augustów Lake District that historically served as a primary water reservoir for the Augustów Canal via an artificial feeder.

Hołny

Located in the Sejny commune near the Lithuanian border, this lake covers approximately 158 hectares and belongs to the Neman river basin.

Necko

A glacial lake in Augustów connected to the Rospuda and Białe lakes. It forms an integral part of the Augustów Canal waterway.