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How deep is the Vistula Spit Cut
The depth of the cut is 5 meters. This allows ships with a draft of up to 4.5 meters to sail through. This is important because the Vistula Lagoon is a shallow body of water, with an average depth of about 2 meters. However, in order for ships with a draft greater than 4.5 meters to be able to enter the port of Elbląg, it is necessary to deepen the shipping channel through the Vistula Lagoon. The deepening of the shipping channel through the Vistula Lagoon will need to be periodically improved. This is because the bottom of the body of water is prone to erosion. The cost of deepening the shipping channel through the Vistula Lagoon is expensive. It is estimated that the cost of deepening the shipping channel through the Vistula Lagoon in 2022 amounted to about 40-50 million Euro.
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