Biały Dunajec (Dunajec)
| Biały Dunajec | ||
 Meeting of Czarny Dunajec and Biały Dunajec |
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| Data | ||
| location | Poland | |
| River system | Vistula | |
| Drain over | Dunajec → Vistula → Baltic Sea | |
| Poronin |
High Tatras , Western Tatras 49 ° 20 ′ 16 ″ N , 20 ° 0 ′ 5 ″ E |
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| Source height | 730 m npm | |
| muzzle |
Dunajec in Nowy Targ Coordinates: 49 ° 29 '4 " N , 20 ° 2' 35" E 49 ° 29 '4 " N , 20 ° 2' 35" E |
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| Mouth height | 579 m npm | |
| Height difference | 151 m | |
| Bottom slope | 4.9 ‰ | |
| length | 31 km | |
| Catchment area | 456 km² | |
| Medium-sized cities | Nowy Targ | |
| Communities | Poronin , Biały Dunajec , Szaflary | |
The Bialy Dunajec (German White Dunajez / Dunajec or rarely White Targ ) is the western source flow of Dunajec in the Tatras and West Tatra and the region Podhale of 31 kilometers in length, which, with its source streams Siwa Woda , Zakopianka and Poroniec in the Tatra springs. Both source streams unite at Poronin to form Biały Dunajec, which flows north towards Biały Dunajec . It flows through the Pogórze Spisko-Gubałowskie Mountains and later through the Kotlina Orawsko-Nowotarska valley . In Nowy Targ he meets the Czarny Dunajec , with which he forms the Dunajec.
geography
On the way the Biały Dunajec flows through the following villages:
- Poronin ,
- Biały Dunajec ,
- Szaflary ,
- Nowy Targ .
It includes the following watercourses:
- from the left:
- from the right:
In the upper reaches the Biały Dunajec has the character of a mountain river. It meanders in wide loops in the valley basin. Its river bed has been straightened before Nowy Targ.
tourism
The Biały Dunajec is popular with white water kayaking, rafting and fishing enthusiasts. With the exception of the Bór na Czerwonem nature reserve , the river is open to water sports enthusiasts.
See also
literature
- Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski: Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska , Poronin, Wyd. Górskie, 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
- Tatry Wysokie słowackie i polskie. Mapa turystyczna 1: 25.000, Warszawa, 2005/06, Polkart ISBN 83-87873-26-8 .
