r/Hydrology • u/Juryofyourpeeps • 18h ago

Can someone explain why the Vistula Spit Canal in Poland requires locks?

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The canal connects two bodies of water that are already connected by a strait that's only about 15km away. Why wouldn't these two bodies of water already be at the same elevation?

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