The Jezioro Łebsko (German Lebasee).

The Jezioro Łebsko (German Lebasee). The lake was the subject of a failed project starting in 1776. The goal was to lower the water level of Lake Leba and thereby facilitate the drainage of the surrounding swamps. For this purpose, the Prussian authorities had a canal dug from Lake Leba to the Baltic Sea, approximately in the middle of the spit.
The canal was used as a seaport for shipping from 1777. However, it soon became apparent that during storms, water from the Baltic Sea was pushed into the canal and thus into Lake Leba, causing the water level of Lake Leba to rise and resulting in flooding.
During a storm in 1779, the canal structure was destroyed, and there was a risk that the breach would widen and that Lake Leba could become a bay of the Baltic Sea. Therefore, the canal was closed again in 1783, and the old outflow of the Leba from Lake Leba was cleaned and restored.
Photo taken: August 17, 2020.

Hans Christian Davidsen http://hcdavidsen.jimdo.com 06.09.2020, 231 Views, 0 Comments * automatically translated