The Biały Dunajec is a river in

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, the right tributary of the

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

Poronin Poronin , is a village in southern Poland; from 1999 it formed part of Tatra County of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (it was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998). It lies approximately north-east of Zakopane and south of the r ...

from the

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of rivers and . The Biały Dunajec then flows through the eponymous

Biały Dunajec Biały Dunajec , is a village in southern Poland situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It lies approximately north-east of Zakopane and south of the regional capital ...

village, Szaflary and

Nowy Targ Nowy Targ (Officially: ''Royal Free city of Nowy Targ'', Yiddish: ''Naymark'', Gorals, Goral dialect: ''Nowy Torg'' ) 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 Go ...

, where at an altitude of about 577 m it joins the Czarny Dunajec, giving rise to the Dunajec. The river flows by the Bór na Czerwonem nature reserve. The Biały Dunajec is formed in the Podtatrzański Trench, while its lower course and mouth are located in the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin. In the upper part of the course, down to Szaflary, the river has a more mountain character. There are large boulders,

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s and

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s in its bed, and the width of the river ranges from several meters to several dozen meters. 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). The Biały Dunajec 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

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and

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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

References