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Water metering station

History

Smalininkai Jurbarkas region is famous for not only the largest oak alley Lithuania, but also the oldest water measuring stations. This - even 200 years.

It's only the old station in our country, which are authentic observations have survived to this day.

Although the first water meter Smalininkai survived, here stands stone water level measurement of stairs nearby - an observation tower. His wall - markings reminiscent of major flooding. However, water measurement station history began much earlier than the raging these photographs captured verse.

Two centuries on behalf of the King of Prussia, published 73-s water measurement stations and the installation instructions mentioned Smalininkai. The station, installed in 1811. October 1st, to this day remains the most important object.

"Measurements of their research helps to identify potential future didžliulius floods debacle and related disasters," - says hydrologist Assoc. dr. Edward Červinskas.

John Jablonski about the importance of this station wrote that "a large and continuous monitoring station volume is important not only in our country but also the world's hydrological. Lithuanian Hydrometeorology in 1811-the year of the time the Nemunas initiating investigations.

"This water station in Europe is very important, because there are all preserved 200-year period of data and can therefore contribute to a hydraulic regularities" - water station highlights the significance of the ancient technique of the museum manager Justin Stone.

Old observational data were stored in Berlin, later - Lithuania. The register of cultural values ​​included once been famous here in the port.

Before the 7-year-old was carried Smalininkų water measurement station renovated, but the port and the environment have not been sorted out funds. In the future, it is expected to clean up the harbor bed, clean up the cobbled slopes

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