Bobota Canal | |
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Specifications | |
Length | 31.52 miles (50.73 km) |
Status | Open |
History | |
Former names | Kolodvar-Bobota Canal |
Original owner | Vukovar-Syrmia County, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatian Waters |
Principal engineer | Friedrich Wilhelm Toussaint |
Date of act | early 19th century |
Date of first use | 19th century |
Date completed | 1830-1836[1] |
Date restored | 1856-1857[1] 1920[1] |
Geography | |
Start point | Vuka (Vladislavci) |
End point | Vuka (Vukovar) |
The Bobota Canal (Croatian: Bobotski kanal, Serbian Cyrillic: Боботски канал, Hungarian: Bobota-csatorna) is a 50.73 kilometers long canal in Croatia. It is named after the eponymous village of Bobota.
The canal is classified as a water management system of paramount importance for irrigation and flood protection for settlements in the surrounding area. It is a channel of the first category in Croatia.[2]