Watercourse

Hornád

Bodrog and Hornád basinCarpSalmonid – trout
fishing districts
11
fishing district length
171km
regions
Košice Region, Prešov Region
  • Carp101 km4 fishing districts
  • Salmonid – trout70,3 km7 fishing districts
Aerial image of watercourse Hornád with the line highlighted
Blue line: course of the watercourse (approximate). Orthophoto mosaic of Slovakia © GKÚ Bratislava, CC BY 4.0Google Maps

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Today on the Hornád watercourse

Fishing conditions score, the best window of the day and fishing districts from the best conditions

Average of the watercourse's fishing districts

Low activity · average of 11 fishing districts

The number in the header is an estimate for the middle of the watercourse based on weather and measurements. The average of the fishing districts also counts satellite data, shading and geology of each district.
  • Very high0
  • High0
  • Average2
  • Low9

When the best window ishow many fishing districts have their best two-hour window in a given hour

  1. 00
  2. 06
  3. 12
  4. 18

Most fishing districts have their best window around 15:00.

The score is an estimate of conditions based on weather, water and surroundings, not a bite forecast. Recalculated at 11:04.

Map and fishing districts of the watercourse

The course of the watercourse and its fishing districts. You can switch the line color to today's conditions, quality or any other parameter.

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    Water state on the watercourse

    Measurement of water level, temperature and flow, weather by the watercourse and status from satellites

    Water levels on the watercourse

    StanicaStavZmenaTeplota
    Hrabušice58 cm–
    Hranovnica8 cm–
    Košice74 cm–
    Kysak113 cm–
    Margecany362 cm–
    Spišská Nová Ves133 cm–
    Spišské Vlachy177 cm–
    Ždaňa60 cm–
    Source: SHMÚUpdated 7 Nov 2026 10:57

    Elevation profile of the watercourse

    How the watercourse falls downstream: fall, gradient and water speed.

    Gentle gradient The current is noticeable, with shallows and slacks alternating. A transition between a lowland and a foothill watercourse.

    02004006008001 0000 km50 km100 km150 kmNo. 6č. 5bč. 5aNo. 4No. 3č. 2bč. 1bč. 1a
    Elevation profile of the watercourse: from 854 to 163 m a.s.l. over 156.7 km.
    Fishing districts in order from the highest (left) to the lowest. There may be a section without a fishing district between districts; it is not displayed.
    Highest point
    854 m a.s.l.
    Lowest point
    163 m a.s.l.
    Fall of the fishing districtsFallThe difference in altitude between the upper and lower end of the fishing district in metres. The greater the fall over a shorter length, the faster the water.
    692 m
    Average gradientWatercourse gradientFall per kilometre in per mille (‰, metres per kilometre). Up to 2 ‰ is a slow lowland river, 5 to 10 ‰ a foothill river (grayling, trout), above 10 ‰ a fast stream.
    4,4 ‰
    SinuositySinuosityThe length of the watercourse divided by the straight-line distance between its ends. 1.0 is a straight watercourse; above 1.3 it meanders strongly. Meanders create pools under the banks and shallows in the reaches between.
    1,44

    Source: Open Topo Data (eudem25m), 4 Nov 2026. Gradient and fall are approximate and include only the sections of fishing districts.

    Terrain in 3D

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    Historical images

    Changes in the surroundings and nature from 2019 to 2025: how the banks, vegetation and landscape around the water change. The images switch automatically; you can also browse them by hand.

    Aerial image of watercourse Hornád from 2019
    2019imaged 15 Jun 2019
    Aerial image of watercourse Hornád from 2022
    2022imaged 30 Aug 2022
    Aerial image of watercourse Hornád from 2025
    2025imaged 5 Jul 2025

    Orthophoto mosaic of Slovakia © GKÚ Bratislava, NLC Zvolen. The year and day of imaging depend on the location, so individual years may differ in season and weather.

    Water pollution on the Hornád watercourse

    Water quality according to SHMÚ, wastewater treatment plants near the fishing districts and groundwater nearby

    Surface water near the fishing districtsnearest SHMÚ monitoring site, 2025

    4 of 11 of the watercourse's fishing districts with SHMÚ data have an unmet standard at the nearest site in at least one indicator.

    • No unmet standard7
    • 1 to 2 indicators3
    • 3 or more indicators1

    Most polluted fishing districtsall with an unmet standard

    Problem treatment plants near the fishing districts2 treatment plants within 2 km of the fishing district

    • COV Canadoes not meet the requirements (phosphorus)0,4 km
    • COV Hrabusiceload 185%0,1 km

    Groundwater: measured valuestypical value from stations within 10 km, 2025

    3 of 11 fishing districts with measurements have groundwater nearby with a value above the limit for at least one indicator.

    • harmful substances above the standard at at least one station (metals, pesticides, PFAS, solvents)2
    • iron from 1 mg/l1

    Watercourse profile from source to mouthnumber of unmet indicators in 2025 at SHMÚ sites

    012345Bystrá, nad, rkm 165.2: no failed standard (2024)Hranovnica, rkm 159.4: 3 indicators (2025)Klčovský potok, pod prítokom, rkm 106.7: 1 indicator (2023)SEZ Krompachy, pod, rkm 96.4: no failed standard (2024)Kluknava, pod, rkm 92.1: 1 indicator (2025)Kluknava, pod (Štefanská Huta), rkm 90.0: 1 indicator (2023)ÚKČ Košice, pod, rkm 23.5: no failed standard (2024)Ždaňa, rkm 17.0: 1 indicator (2023)Hidasnémeti, rkm 0.0: 5 indicators (2025)rkm 165 (upper course)rkm 0 (towards the mouth)
    Show sites in the table (9)
    • Bystrá, nadriver km 165.2no unmet standard
    • Hranovnicariver km 159.43 indicators
    • Klčovský potok, pod prítokomriver km 106.71 indicator
    • SEZ Krompachy, podriver km 96.4no unmet standard
    • Kluknava, podriver km 92.11 indicator
    • Kluknava, pod (Štefanská Huta)river km 90.01 indicator
    • ÚKČ Košice, podriver km 23.5no unmet standard
    • Ždaňariver km 17.01 indicator
    • Hidasnémetiriver km 0.05 indicators
    • standard not met
    • no unmet standard
    • site not in the yearbook

    Source: SHMÚ (yearbooks on surface and groundwater quality), the register of wastewater treatment plants from VÚVH and the EEA. A SHMÚ site is assigned to a fishing district by the same watercourse name and by distance; the yearbook lists the sites that failed the standard, so a missing site is not proof of clean water.

    Organizations and location

    Who manages the fishing districts and where they are

    Organizations on the watercoursewho manages the fishing districts and what the conditions are there today

    1. Košice5 fishing districts · 72 km31Hornád č. 2a45
    2. Poprad1 fishing district · 39 km28Hornád č. 628
    3. Spišská Nová Ves4 fishing districts · 47 km26Hornád č. 5b32
    4. Krompachy1 fishing district · 14 km12Hornád č. 312

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