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Danube - Gabcikovo Lock

The only lock on the Danube River between Vienna and Budapest, but it is a big one. We were told that the difference in elevation is 18 m (59 feet). It is part of a hydroelectric project, that produces 10% of Slovakia's electricity.

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Uploaded on July 10, 2008
Taken on May 17, 2000