Bobota Canal

Bobota Canal
Bobota Canal next to the village of Bobota
Specifications
Length31.52 miles (50.73 km)
StatusOpen
History
Former namesKolodvar-Bobota Canal
Original ownerVukovar-Syrmia County, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatian Waters
Principal engineerFriedrich Wilhelm Toussaint
Date of actearly 19th century
Date of first use19th century
Date completed1830-1836
Date restored1856-1857

1895-1896
1908

1920
Geography
Start pointVuka (Vladislavci)
End pointVuka (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.