Lock(Water navigation): Hammarbyslussen

lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.

Following are a couple of videos of the Hammarby lock(Swedish: Hammarbyslussen) in action. This lock separates the freshwater Lake Mälaren and the Hammarby lake(Swedish: Hammarby sjö, part of the Baltic Sea). Shot from a boat, , cloudy and cold weather, accompanied by a corner seat hindered shooting of a good quality video.

Hammarby lock in operation-1
Hammarby lock in operation-2

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