| Gabcikovo Water WorkSeveral kilometres from Samorin there is located the biggest water 
        work in Slovak Republic – Gabcikovo Water Work. Gabcikovo ensures 
        exploitation of hydro-energetic slope and also international sailing by 
        repression of level difference between incoming and wasting channel 
        through tail bays in a range of 16 – 23.3 m. Each of tail bay has width 
        of 34,0 m and length of 275.0 m. Filling and emptying of tail bays last 
        about 15 minutes. Sailing is managed from the tower located on the 
        middle pillar of tail bays.  Gabcikovo-Nagymaros construction began to realise between Slovak 
        Republic and Hungary in 1976. But later Hungarian side stopped working 
        and Slovak Republic has to finish this construction according to so 
        called Alternative C. From the origin solution of Gabcikovo Water Work 
        is usable: right-sided embankment till beginning to reform it according 
        to Alternative C; Connecting embankment, Hrusov left-sided embankment; 
        Incoming channel; Gabcikovo level; Wasting channel.  Location of Gabcikovo   
         Gabcikovo in pictures 
         
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