Basic elements of the navigable canal Morava-Vardar (Axios)
Total length     650,10 km
Length of canal in the Morava area     345,74 km
Length of canal in Vardar area     274,68 km
Section on water parting     29,68 km
Total length of the regulated river courses of the Morava, the Vardar (Axios) and the Pčinje     483,60 km
Total length of lateral canals     166,50 km
Total number of steps     63
- dams with ship locks     58
- ship lifts     5
Number of steps within sea area:     
- dams with ship locks     37
- ship lifts     1
Number of steps within the Vardar area:     
- dams with ship locks     21
- ship lifts     4
Length of canal branch along the river Zapadna Morava up to Kraljevo     73 km
Length of canal branch along the river Nišava up to Niš     15 km
Length of canal branch along the river Vardar up to Skoplje     35 km
    * The river Morava, its present state and possibilities of navigation by A. Aleksić, Beograd 1879.
    * Project of the navigable routes Danube-Thesalonike by Prof. Dr. N. Stamenković, Beograd 1909.
    * Preliminary project of the navigable route Danube-Thessalonike, made by Projektantski Zavod Rečnog Saobraćaja, Beograd 1961.
    * Economic studies of the river Vardar catchment area, made by Zavod za vodostopanstvo S.R.Makedonija.
    * Study of navigation on the rivers Velika Morava, Južna Morava and Zapadna Morava, made by Projektantski zavod "Ivan Milutinović", Beograd 1964.
    * Study of the problems of traffic in connection with arrangement of Morava catchment area, made by Institut za vodoprivredu "Jaroslav Černi" of Beograd, 1964.
    * The economic base of the river Morava catchment area, made by Združeno opšte vodoprivredno preduzeće "Morava" of Beograd, 1971.
    * Supplement to the preliminary project Morava-Vardar (Axios) navigable route, made by Projektantski zavod "Ivan Milutinović of Beograd, 1973.
    * Navigable route Morava-Vardar (Axios), Report of United Nations Experts, Beograd 1973.
Main elements of the canal are: depth of water in the middle of cross section     4,00 m
depth of water in the edge of the bottom     3,75 m
maximum width at draught level     43,00 m
minimum width at draught level     28,00 m
side slope up to the height of 1 m above the bottom     1:4
side slope over the height of 1 m above the bottom     1:3
minimum radius of curve     R=800 m
Minimum over-all size under bridges: Free height above normal water level     5,25-10,0 m
Free opening under bridge     50-70 m
Minimum height under high voltage transmission line     10-13 m
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