The Czarny Dunajec is a river in southern Poland (
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of
3,404,863 (2019).
It was created on 1 ...
), in the
Vistula
The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland.
The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...
basin.
Course
The
Wyżni Chochołowski Potok is considered the source of the Czarny Dunajec river. It flows out at an altitude of about under
Volovec in the
Western Tatras
Western may refer to:
Places
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*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
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. After the merger with the
Jarząbcze Potok, the
Chochołowski Potok is formed, called
Siwa Woda in the lower part. It is the middle course of Czarny Dunajec. In
Roztoki (part of the village of
Witów), Siwa Woda connects with
Kirowa Woda and the lower course of the Czarny Dunajec begins here.
The Czarny Dunajec flows through
Podhale
Podhale (literally "below the mountain pastures") is Poland's southernmost region, sometimes referred to as the "Polish Highlands". The Podhale is located in the foothills of the Tatra range of the Carpathian mountains. It is the most famous ...
, initially to the north-west, between
Pogórze Gubałowskie and
Orawicko-Witowskie Wierchy, then north through 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 ...
.
It makes a wide arc and flows to the east. It flows through the following towns:
Witów,
Chochołów,
Koniówka,
Podczerwone
Podczerwone is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Dunajec, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately southwest of Nowy Targ and south of ...
,
Czarny Dunajec
Czarny Dunajec , ( sk, Čierny Dunajec) is a town located in southern Poland near the Polish- Slovak border. Czarny Dunajec is in the Nowy Targ County ''(Polish: Powiat Nowotarski)'' and in the Lesser Poland. Czarny Dunajec is about 60 miles south ...
,
Wróblówka,
Długopole,
Krauszów and
Ludźmierz
Ludźmierz is a village in Poland in the Lesser Poland voivodeship, in the county of Nowy Targ. Ludźmierz is the oldest village in Podhale and is located about 85 kilometres south of Kraków. It lies approximately west of Nowy Targ and south o ...
. In
Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ (Officially: ''Royal Free city of Nowy Targ'', Yiddish: ''Naymark'', Goral Dialect: ''Miasto'') is a town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is located in the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin at the foot of the Gorce Mount ...
it joins the
Biały Dunajec
Biały Dunajec , ( sk, Biely Dunajec) is a village in southern Poland situated in 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 th ...
river, creating 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 ...
.
Tributaries
Larger tributaries in the sequence of the river:
[
* left: Przybylanka, Magurski Potok, Greków Potok, Garczków Potok, Chrobaków Potok, Domagalski Potok, Siców Potok, Piekielnik, Lepietnica, Potoczek, Klikuszówka, Skotnica, Kowaniec
* right: Kirowa Woda, Antałowski Potok, Wielki Głęboki Potok, Szymonów Potok, Bobków Potok, Mały Głęboki Potok, Iwański Potok, Gawronów Potok, Dzianiski Potok, Zagrodzianka, Młynówka, Czarny Potok, Czerwony Potok, Wielki Rogoźnik
The width of the river ranges from . The water depth is variable; from shallows to ]plunge pool
A plunge pool (or plunge basin or waterfall lake) is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or Shut-in (river), shut-in. It is created by the erosion, erosional forces of cascading water on the rocks at formation's base wher ...
s up to deep. In its upper part (down to the village of Czarny Dunajec) it has the character of a mountain river; there are numerous weirs in its bed in this section. Downstream, in the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin, the river slows down and behaves like lowland rivers; it produces bends and side branches.brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morph ...
, less common grayling
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Animals Fish
* Grayling, generically, any fish of the genus ''Thymallus'' in the family Salmonidae
** European grayling (''Thymallus thymallus''), the European species of the genus ''Thymallus''
** Arctic grayli ...
and chub
Chub is a common fish name. It pertains to any one of a number of ray-finned fish in several families and genera. In the UK, the term ''chub'' usually refers to the species ''Squalius cephalus''. In addition, see sea chub.
In family Cyprinidae ...
.[
]
See also
* List of rivers of Poland
Following is a list of rivers, which are at least partially, if not predominantly located within Poland.KSNG (2002–2014)List of Names of Flowing Waters (Wykaz nazw wód płynacych)(PDF file, direct download 1.47 MB), Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Ge ...
References
External links
* {{SgKP, I, 765, Czarny Dunajec
Rivers of Poland