The Biały Dunajec is a river in Poland, the right tributary of the

Dunajec The Dunajec (); Goral dialects: ''Dónajec'') is a river running through northeastern Slovakia and southern Poland. It is also regarded as the main river of the Goral Lands. It is a right tributary of the Vistula River. It begins in Nowy Targ at t ...

. The river arises at an altitude of approx. 730 m in

Poronin Poronin , is a village in southern Poland situated in Tatra County of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 (it was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975-1998). It lies approximately north-east of Zakopane and south of the regional c ...

from the junction of the Zakopianka with the

Poroniec Poroniec is a hostile and malicious demon from Slavic mythology. They were believed to come into existence from stillborn fetuses, but also from improperly buried remains of children who had died during infancy. Folklore A poroniec is somewhat si ...

. Then, the Biały Dunajec river flows through the eponymous Biały Dunajec village, Szaflary and Nowy Targ, where at an altitude of about 577 m it joins the Czarny Dunajec, giving rise to the Dunajec. Before its mouth, the river flows by the Bór na Czerwonem nature reserve. The Biały Dunajec River is formed in the Podtatrzański Trench, while its lower course and mouth are located in the

Orava-Nowy Targ Basin The Orava-Nowy Targ Basin ( pl, Kotlina Orawsko-Nowotarska) is the northern, lowest part of the Podhale-Magura Area, between the Western Beskids in the north and the Spisko-Gubałowski Highlands in the south. Boundaries The boundaries are a ...

. In the upper part of the course, down to Szaflary, the river has a more mountain character. There are large boulders, plunge pools and riffles in its bed, and the width of the river ranges from several meters to several dozen. Below Szaflary, the river is regulated and separated by high concrete sills.

Main tributaries

* left: Suchy Potok, Potok Bustrycki, Syposi Potok, Florynów Potok, Krajowy Potok * right: Świdrów Potok, Potok pod Cyrlą, Potok Gliczarowski, Potok Podlubelski In spring and summer, the river is characterized by strong water rises (the water level fluctuates on average up to 3.4 m during the year). It is 31 km long and has a basin area of 224 km².

Fishing

It is allowed to fish here only with artificial fly and only from March 15 to December 15. It is allowed to fish along the entire length of the river, from the confluence of Poroniec and Zakopianka to the point where it meets the Czarny Dunajec. The Biały Dunajec is a river interesting for anglers. In the upper part of the river there are many brown and

rainbow trout The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...

s and a few graylings. In the lower part, below Szaflary, apart from trout, there are also Danube salmon and many graylings.

References

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Main tributaries

Fishing

See also

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