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Average of the watercourse's fishing districts
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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.
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Veľká Svinka, window score 39.
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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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Elevation profile of the watercourse
How the watercourse falls downstream: fall, gradient and water speed.
Fast watercoursePodhorský potok: fast water, stony bottom, riffles and the pools below them. Typical trout waters.
Elevation profile of the watercourse: from 763 to 256 m a.s.l. over 49.6 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
763 m a.s.l.
Lowest point
230 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.
533 m
Average slopeWatercourse 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.
11 ‰
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.
1.47
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.
2019imaged 1 Jul 20192022imaged 8 Oct 20222025imaged 3 Jul 2025
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.
Geology and geochemistry of the Veľká Svinka stream
Metals and gold in river sediments and water, old mine workings and deposits, boreholes with archive reports, geothermal energy, environmental burdens and landslides around the stream
The overview is based on public registers and atlases of the State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr. The search covers a zone around the water of all fishing districts of the stream (49 km of line in total): stream samples within 1 km, boreholes, mine workings and burdens within 3 km, ore occurrences within 5 km, geothermal sources within 10 km.
Rock under the water
River alluvium78% of the water line
11% metamorphic rocks, 11% granitoids
Gravelly and sandy bottom and floodplains; the water is replenished from groundwater in the alluvium. Geological Map of Slovakia 1:50,000.
Water according to the atlas
pH 8.2modelled estimate
water type Ca–Mg–HCO₃
Mineralisation 480 mg/l, hard water (17.1 °dH). Interpolation of measurements from the Geochemical Atlas of Slovakia, not a measurement in the stream.
Elements in river sediment
1 from 15elements in the top 10 %
highest: Chromium 143 mg/kg
Position of the highest-ranked element among the sample points on streams in Slovakia: percentile 93. Interpolation of the Geochemical Atlas of river sediments.
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Heat underfoot
42°C at 1,000 m depth
heat flow 72 mW/m²
At a depth of 2,000 m about 74 °C (increase of 32 °C per kilometre). Atlas of Geothermal Energy of Slovakia.
Natural gamma radiation
59nGy/h dose rate
percentile 83 in Slovakia
Natural background from rocks and soil (potassium, uranium, thorium), not a value measured at the water. Airborne gamma-ray spectrometry by ŠGÚDŠ.
Old mine workings
3objects within 3 km
mined: Au
Nearest: Halda bezmennej št. (spoil heap), 1.9 km from the water.
Gold in river sediment
14samples with gold
14 ore minerals in the sediment
Up to 4 grains in one sample (190 m from the water). Panning prospecting counted gold grains in a concentrate from river sediment.
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Trace elements in the stream water
5 from 10indicators in the top 5 %
highest: Cadmium 2.70 μg/l
Position of the highest measured value in the distribution of all surface water samples in Slovakia: percentile 99 (Branisko).
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Boreholes and groundwater analyses
356boreholes within 3 km
1335 water analyses nearby
Of these, 333 have an archive report from Geofond. The boreholes are hydrogeological, geological, engineering-geological and other.
Geothermal energy
30°C at the wellhead
1 geothermal borehole within 10 km
Warmest: Družstevná pri Hornáde – GTB-1, 8.2 km from the water.
Environmental burdens and landfills
46sites within 3 km
46 landfills
No environmental burden is registered within 3 km; landfills are only recorded.
Deposits and ore occurrences
39records within 5 km
16 deposits, 23 ore occurrences
Geofond registers, the metallogenetic map and the mineral resources map.
Landslides and slope deformations
55areas within 3 km
12 active
Documented landslides in the Geofond register. A landslide into a stream can cloud the water and change the bed.
Geological structure beneath the water
Which rock lies beneath the water line (Geological Map of Slovakia 1:50,000), how old it is, how thick the Quaternary cover is and in which tectonic unit the water flows. The bedrock decides the hardness of the water, the bottom, the turbidity after rain and the abundance of springs.
The points follow the water line (for a stream and a basin, fishing district after fishing district). The strip is a cross-section by distance, not a map; the width of a section corresponds to the number of points.
River alluvium78%SR 72 %
Metamorphic rocks11%SR 1.4 %
Granitoids11%SR 1.5 %
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River alluvium: Gravelly and sandy bottom and floodplains; the water is replenished from groundwater in the alluvium.
Geological age of the rocks
Quaternary78%
crystalline basement22%
Most common rock units
System
Age
Unit
Points
Quaternary
Holocene
fluvial sediments: lithofacial undivided alluvial clays, or sandy to gravelly clays of valleys and floodplains
7×
crystalline basement
Late Proterozoic? – Early Paleozoic
garnet-biotite and garnet-sillimanite gneisses, granulite gneisses
1×
crystalline basement
Paleozoic – Hercynian granitoids (Carboniferous)
light fine-grained aplitic granites
1×
Quaternary cover
fluvial sediments of floodplains88%SR 68 %
deluvial sediments13%SR 16 %
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Typical thickness of the Quaternary cover3.4m
2 – 582%SR 48 %
0 – 212%SR 16 %
5 – 105.9%SR 20 %
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Tectonic units
VEPORIKUM100%SR 5.4 %
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Tectonic division
NEOALPÍNSKE TEKTONICKÉ ŠTRUKTÚRY ZÁPADNÝCH KARPÁT71%SR 84 %
Paleo-Alpine tectonic units of the Inner Western Carpathians29%SR 16 %
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Neotectonic units
positive unit (mountain range)100%SR 60 %
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Direction of neotectonic movements
medium uplift81%SR 32 %
large uplift13%SR 26 %
very small uplift6.3%SR 6.4 %
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Regional geological division
Inner Carpathian Paleogene50%SR 11 %
Vepor Belt25%SR 6.4 %
core mountains25%SR 11 %
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Regional geological division (subunits)
Spiš–Šariš Paleogene50%SR 5.8 %
Sľubica – Čierna hora25%SR 0.0 %
Branisko25%SR 0.0 %
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Engineering-geological districts
region of mountain-stream deposits60%SR 21 %
region of high-grade metamorphic rocks20%SR 1.4 %
region of magmatic intrusive rocks20%SR 3.0 %
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Engineering-geological formations
formation of Quaternary sediments60%SR 71 %
formation of high-metamorphic rocks20%SR 1.4 %
formation of Variscan granitoids20%SR 3.2 %
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Susceptibility of the area to slope deformations
Region of stable areas100%SR 95 %
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The map covers 9 of 17 points on the water line.
Hydrogeology: aquifers and groundwater
Streams and rivers are fed by groundwater. Hydrogeological maps show in which rocks the water is stored, how permeable they are and what the water in them is like. The data come from ŠGÚDŠ maps, not from measurements at a particular water.
Aquifer rocks (hydrogeological map 1:200,000)
Gravel75%SR 52 %
Sandstones25%SR 15 %
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Aquifer type
Menšie zvodnence s medzizrnovým alebo puklinovým typom priepustnosti alebo oblasti s takmer žiadnymi množstvami podzemnej vody (Gravel)67%SR 22 %
Menšie zvodnence s medzizrnovým alebo puklinovým typom priepustnosti alebo oblasti s takmer žiadnymi množstvami podzemnej vody (Sandstones)25%SR 15 %
Zvodnence s prevažne medzizrnovým typom priepustnosti (prevažne nespevnené sedimenty) (Gravel; Fluviálne)8.3%SR 27 %
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Type of permeability (basic hydrogeological map 1:50,000)
intergranular90%SR 86 %
fissure10%SR 12 %
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Hydrogeological function
aquifer100%SR 95 %
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Main hydrogeological region
Paleogene basin Svinky78%SR 0.0 %
Mesozoic and Paleozoic of Braniska22%SR 0.0 %
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Genetic type of groundwater
silicate-carbonate50%SR 2.9 %
silicate, or silicate-sulfidogenic25%SR 1.5 %
carbonate25%SR 4.0 %
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Chemical type of groundwater
Ca-Mg-HCO3, or Ca-Mg-HCO3-SO450%SR 0.9 %
Ca-HCO3, Ca-Mg-HCO3, or Ca-HCO3-SO4 to Ca-SO425%SR 1.3 %
Ca-Mg-HCO325%SR 26 %
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Groundwater quality class
A75%SR 36 %
E25%SR 6.5 %
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Geothermal groundwater bodies
Levoča Basin – W and S part100%SR 9.5 %
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Surface water chemistry according to the atlas
Modelled composition of the water in the area the fishing district line runs through. The rasters of the Geochemical Atlas of Slovakia (surface waters) are an interpolation of measurements in sampled streams, so they show the typical background of the area, not a measurement in a particular stream.
Water acidity
pH 8.22typical range
Most rivers and streams in Slovakia have a pH of 6.5 to 8.5. More acidic water is found in streams on acidic rocks (granites, quartzites), more alkaline water near limestones.
Water hardness
17.1°dH, hard
Sum of calcium and magnesium (3.05 mmol/l). Hard water is buffered and its pH changes more slowly; soft water is more sensitive to acid rain.
soft
medium
hard
very hard
Dissolved substances
480mg/l mineralisation
Total amount of dissolved minerals. Clean mountain water has tens of mg/l, lowland and limestone waters hundreds.
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Ionic composition of the water
Cations (positive ions)
Ca 58Mg 32Na+K 10
Anions (negative ions)
HCO₃ 71SO₄ 21
Water type by dominant ions: Ca–Mg–HCO₃
Shares are in equivalents, the usual way of comparing the composition of waters.
Major ions
MagnesiumMg26.3 mg/lpercentile 80
PotassiumK5.64 mg/lpercentile 78
FluoridesF0.190 mg/lpercentile 78
SulphatesSO461.0 mg/lpercentile 70
CalciumCa78.9 mg/lpercentile 68
BicarbonatesHCO3265 mg/lpercentile 67
ChloridesCl18.9 mg/lpercentile 67
SodiumNa12.2 mg/lpercentile 62
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Nutrients and organic pollution
PhosphatesPO40.500 mg/lpercentile 81
NitratesNO310.5 mg/lpercentile 74
AmmoniumNH40.157 mg/lpercentile 62
Chemical oxygen demandChSK2.80 mg/lpercentile 40
Metals
AluminiumAl154 μg/lpercentile 72
ZincZn10.2 μg/lpercentile 66
ManganeseMn50.0 μg/lpercentile 62
IronFe0.0695 mg/lpercentile 34
Elements in river sediments
The Geochemical Atlas of Slovakia (river sediments) describes what the river carries in the fine material on its bed. Sediment collects metals from rocks, ore occurrences and past mining and industry. It is not a legal limit or a health risk assessment: it shows how an element on this stream ranks among streams in Slovakia.
Potentially toxic and trace elements
ChromiumCr143 mg/kgpercentile 93
TinSn4.57 mg/kgpercentile 87
AntimonySb2.07 mg/kgpercentile 83
NickelNi33.2 mg/kgpercentile 78
CopperCu34.0 mg/kgpercentile 78
ArsenicAs9.86 mg/kgpercentile 75
MercuryHg0.184 mg/kgpercentile 72
MolybdenumMo0.467 mg/kgpercentile 64
BismuthBi0.256 mg/kgpercentile 63
SeleniumSe0.306 mg/kgpercentile 63
ZincZn101 mg/kgpercentile 54
LeadPb16.4 mg/kgpercentile 54
CadmiumCd0.190 mg/kgpercentile 51
VanadiumV64.9 mg/kgpercentile 42
CobaltCo7.48 mg/kgpercentile 34
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Major elements (iron, aluminium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, titanium, manganese, phosphorus)
SodiumNa1.04 %percentile 76
PotassiumK1.68 %percentile 75
MagnesiumMg1.05 %percentile 63
CalciumCa1.81 %percentile 43
ManganeseMn780 mg/kgpercentile 43
TitaniumTi4,250 mg/kgpercentile 42
AluminiumAl5.24 %percentile 36
PhosphorusP723 mg/kgpercentile 33
IronFe2.35 %percentile 30
Further elements (barium, strontium, lithium, rubidium, zirconium, yttrium, cerium, boron, beryllium, gallium)
CeriumCe73.7 mg/kgpercentile 86
ZirconiumZr474 mg/kgpercentile 73
RubidiumRb93.8 mg/kgpercentile 64
YttriumY29.7 mg/kgpercentile 61
LithiumLi31.4 mg/kgpercentile 60
BariumBa447 mg/kgpercentile 53
BoronB59.9 mg/kgpercentile 48
BerylliumBe1.06 mg/kgpercentile 31
GalliumGa10.5 mg/kgpercentile 23
StrontiumSr105 mg/kgpercentile 18
Natural radioactivity and radon
Airborne gamma-ray spectrometry by ŠGÚDŠ measures radiation from potassium, uranium and thorium in rocks and soil. Granites and some acidic volcanic rocks have the highest values, limestones and floodplains the lowest. Caesium-137 is a remnant of fallout from the Chernobyl accident and nuclear weapons tests.
Gamma radiation dose rate
59nGy/h in air
range 52 to 83 nGy/h
Natural background from rocks and soil; higher over granites and some acidic volcanic rocks, lower over limestones and floodplains.
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Radon risk of the bedrock
medium
Radon is a natural gas from rocks. The risk concerns buildings and cellars, not the water in the stream; it shows what the bedrock is like.
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Areal activity of 137CsCS1371,285 Bq/m²percentile 37
Radon risk by isopleths
medium79%SR 64 %
low21%SR 36 %
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Geophysical fields: magnetics and gravity
Maps of the magnetic field and gravity (ŠGÚDŠ) reveal what lies beneath the sediments and the surface: volcanic bodies, faults and crustal thickness. For an angler they are interesting indirectly: they show where the bedrock changes, and with it the water.
Magnetic anomaly
-12nT
range -29 to 13 nT
Deviation of the Earth's magnetic field from its surroundings. Positive and negative anomalies reveal rocks with magnetite (basalts, basic volcanic rocks) and boundaries in the bedrock.
negativepositive
Bouguer gravity anomaly
-20mGal
residual +5.5 mGal
Negative values lie over thick sediments and under mountains (light crust), positive over dense rocks and thinner crust. It shows the structure of the Earth's crust, not the water.
Geothermal potential
The Atlas of Geothermal Energy of Slovakia records rock temperature and heat flow from the Earth's interior. It is the potential of the area, not the actual warmth of the water in the stream. Specific geothermal boreholes and springs near this water are in the geothermal energy section below.
Rock temperature with depth
42 / 74 °Cat depths of 1,000 and 2,000 m
increase of 32 °C per km
The line shows the rock temperature; the dotted part is only an extension to the surface. Heat flow 72 mW/m².
Geothermal groundwater bodies beneath the water line
Levoča Basin – W and S part100%SR 9.5 %
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Relief, climate and soils
A basin is not just water: slope and elevation determine the speed of runoff, climate the temperature and amount of water, and soils what is washed into the stream. The data come from the geomorphological division, climatic-geographical types and soil maps of ŠGÚDŠ.
Elevation of geomorphological units (from–to)204–1 198m a.s.l.
Average elevation of the units546m a.s.l.
Average slope12.3°
Average January temperature-3.8°C
Average July temperature18.1°C
Annual precipitation719mm
Geomorphological units
Šariš Highlands40%SR 0.0 %
Čierna hora30%SR 0.0 %
Branisko30%SR 0.0 %
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Geomorphological regions
Podhôľne–Magura area40%SR 4.5 %
Slovak Ore Mountains30%SR 10 %
Fatra–Tatra area30%SR 21 %
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Climatic-geographical types
mountain climate92%SR 33 %
basin climate7.7%SR 29 %
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Susceptibility of soils to acidification
soils susceptible to acidification70%SR 31 %
soils moderately susceptible to acidification20%SR 25 %
soils not susceptible to acidification10%SR 27 %
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Soil contamination (map 1:500,000)
uncontaminated soil, the geogenically determined content of some risk elements reaches limit values A79%SR 45 %
relatively clean soil21%SR 53 %
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Lithogeochemical types
Inner Carpathian Paleogene64%SR 11 %
Late Paleozoic of the Central Western Carpathians14%SR 1.9 %
Crystalline basement of the Tatricum and Veporicum14%SR 1.5 %
Mesozoic of the Bradl zone and the central Western Carpathians7.1%SR 10 %
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Map of the corridor
Where the nearest mine workings, deposits, burdens, geothermal boreholes and gold finds are. Groups can be switched off.
The line is the water of the fishing district, the light band is the 3 km zone in which boreholes, mine workings and burdens were searched for. The map shows the nearest objects (at most a few dozen from each register), not all of them. The points correspond to the position in the register; area objects are marked by their centre.
Trace elements in surface waters
Arsenic, antimony, cadmium, lead, copper, zinc and other elements in samples from rivers and streams (Geochemical Atlas of Slovakia, surface waters, 2015). The bar shows where the highest value lies among all samples in Slovakia; the light marker is the median of the samples at this water.
CadmiumCdextreme (top 1 %)
highest 2.70 μg/lmedian 0.300 μg/l32 samples
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Branisko, 40 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
LeadPbextreme (top 1 %)
highest 13.0 μg/lmedian 4.00 μg/l33 samples39 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Svinka1993, 90 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
ChromiumCrhigh (top 5 %)
highest 9.70 μg/lmedian 6.80 μg/l19 samples
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Janovské jarky1993, 370 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 97 of all samples in Slovakia.
SeleniumSehigh (top 5 %)
highest 1.20 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l16 samples94 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Branisko, potok1992, 880 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 96 of all samples in Slovakia.
AntimonySbhigh (top 5 %)
highest 5.00 μg/lmedian 1.00 μg/l33 samples45 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Hornád1993, 290 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 95 of all samples in Slovakia.
LithiumLielevated (top 10 %)
highest 40.0 μg/lmedian 18.5 μg/l32 samples9 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Chmiňany2003, 60 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 94 of all samples in Slovakia.
BariumBaelevated (top 10 %)
highest 110 μg/lmedian 40.0 μg/l33 samples
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Branisko, potok1992, 880 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 92 of all samples in Slovakia.
CopperCuelevated (top 10 %)
highest 6.00 μg/lmedian 2.00 μg/l33 samples30 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Rokycany – Brezno2003, 50 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 92 of all samples in Slovakia.
ArsenicAselevated (top 10 %)
highest 4.60 μg/lmedian 1.00 μg/l33 samples33 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Hornád1993, 290 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 92 of all samples in Slovakia.
StrontiumSrslightly elevated
highest 330 μg/lmedian 275 μg/l16 samples
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: Svinka1993, 20 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 76 of all samples in Slovakia.
Major ions, mineralisation and pH
Basic water chemistry: which rocks the minerals in it come from.
Silicon dioxideSiO2typical value
highest 17.4 mg/lmedian 9.41 mg/l16 samples
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: SZ okraj obce Bzenov1993, 90 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 73 of all samples in Slovakia.
Gold and ore minerals in river sediments
Regional panning prospecting: the heavy fraction was washed out of river gravel and the mineral grains in it were counted. The map of finds is positive: a sample without gold is not listed in the atlas, so the absence of a find is not proof that there is no gold.
Barite (BaSO₄)86 samples, at most 4115 grains
Pyrite (FeS₂)63 samples, at most 815 grains
Rutil (TiO₂)27 samples, at most 815 grains
Ilmenit (FeTiO₃)22 samples, at most 4115 grains
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)19 samples, at most 4115 grains
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄)19 samples, at most 1815 grains
Anatas (TiO₂)19 samples, at most 315 grains
Gold (Au)14 samples, at most 4 grains
Hematite (Fe₂O₃)12 samples, at most 1815 grains
Monazit ((Ce,La,Nd)PO₄)11 samples, at most 5 grains
Kasiterit (SnO₂)7 samples, at most 5 grains
Scheelit (CaWO₄)7 samples, at most 5 grains
Markazit (FeS₂)4 samples, at most 5 grains
Cinabarit (HgS)2 samples, at most 5 grains
Nearest samples with gold
Sample
Gold in sample
From the water
TP-4673
1 grain
50 m
TP-4859
2 grains
50 m
TP-4889
1 grain
60 m
TP-4663
1 grain
60 m
TP-5213
1 grain
60 m
TP-4676
1 grain
70 m
TP-5023
1 grain
80 m
TP-5214
4 grains
190 m
Rock-forming and accessory minerals
Spinel (Cr-spinel) ((Mg,Fe)(Al,Cr)₂O₄)109 samples, at most 4115 grains
Granáty ((Fe,Mg,Ca,Mn)₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)27 samples, at most 4115 grains
Tourmalines (complex borosilicate)27 samples, at most 155 grains
Zirconium (ZrSiO₄)27 samples, at most 1815 grains
Pyroxény ((Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆)16 samples, at most 815 grains
Epidot (Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃Si₃O₁₂(OH))8 samples, at most 15 grains
Titanit (CaTiSiO₅)3 samples, at most 484 grains
Amfiboly (Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)3 samples, at most 815 grains
Apatit (Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH))2 samples, at most 55 grains
Staurolit (Fe₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH))2 samples, at most 5 grains
Korund (Al₂O₃)1 sample, at most 5 grains
Groundwater: chemistry, water types and radioactivity
Hydrogeochemical objects (analyses of springs and boreholes), the geochemical atlas of groundwater (1996) and radiohydrochemical sampling. Groundwater feeds streams, so its composition also affects the water in the stream.
Chemical water types nearby
Ca-Mg-HCO320×
Ca-Mg-SO4-HCO32×
Mg-Ca-HCO31×
Ca-Mg-SO41×
Ca-Na-Mg-HCO31×
Water quality class according to the hydrogeochemical map
class A11×
class B7×
class E4×
class C3×
Metals in groundwater
SeleniumSeextreme (top 1 %)
highest 9.50 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l104 samples87 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1993, 2.2 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
ChromiumCrextreme (top 1 %)
highest 31.0 μg/lmedian 0.250 μg/l104 samples69 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: prameň1992, 1.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
LithiumLiextreme (top 1 %)
highest 161 μg/lmedian 15.0 μg/l104 samples8 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1993, 2.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
MercuryHgextreme (top 1 %)
highest 6.80 μg/lmedian 0.100 μg/l104 samples92 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1992, 2.5 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
LeadPbextreme (top 1 %)
highest 15.0 μg/lmedian 1.00 μg/l104 samples46 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1993, 1.8 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
CopperCuextreme (top 1 %)
highest 21.0 μg/lmedian 0.250 μg/l104 samples
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1992, 40 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
ZincZnextreme (top 1 %)
highest 4,770 μg/lmedian 12.0 μg/l104 samples13 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1992, 2.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.
ArsenicAshigh (top 5 %)
highest 11.6 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l104 samples87 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: prameň1992, 1.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 98 of all samples in Slovakia.
AluminiumAlhigh (top 5 %)
highest 0.170 mg/lmedian 0.00500 mg/l104 samples80 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1993, 1.9 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 98 of all samples in Slovakia.
CadmiumCdhigh (top 5 %)
highest 1.30 μg/lmedian 0.250 μg/l104 samples96 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: prameň1992, 2.1 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 97 of all samples in Slovakia.
AntimonySbhigh (top 5 %)
highest 2.20 μg/lmedian 0.100 μg/l104 samples75 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1992, 2.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 97 of all samples in Slovakia.
IronFetypical value
highest 0.00500 mg/lmedian 0.00500 mg/l75 samples100 % below the limit of quantification
up to 50 %
50–75
75–90
90–99
above 99
Highest value: studňa1992, 2.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 50 of all samples in Slovakia.
Radon in waters
Type of site
Samples
Highest radon
Median
developed spring
5
10,5 Bq/l
4.70 Bq/l
water source for public supply
3
64,2 Bq/l
10.8 Bq/l
source
22
34,7 Bq/l
7.03 Bq/l
stream, river
6
1,61 Bq/l
0.540 Bq/l
water source for individual supply
6
33,7 Bq/l
10.6 Bq/l
free-flowing borehole
3
3,69 Bq/l
2.13 Bq/l
well
12
17,1 Bq/l
5.70 Bq/l
mineral spring
4
21,9 Bq/l
11.5 Bq/l
Mine workings, deposits and ore occurrences
Old mine workings outside mining areas (Geofond register), deposits and mining areas, and the metallogenetic map. Gold, silver and other metals near streams can get into sediments and water.
What was mined here (according to the register of old mine workings)
Au3×
Types of mining objects
spoil heap1×
adit1×
pinge (mining subsidence pit), line of pinge pits1×
Nearest old mine workings
Name
Type
Mined
Ended
From the water
Halda bezmennej št.
spoil heap
Au in coarse-grained conglomerates
1.9 km
Bezmen. št.
adit
Au in coarse-grained conglomerates
1.9 km
Sústava píng
pinge (mining subsidence pit), line of pinge pits
Au in coarse-grained conglomerates
1.9 km
Deposits and mining areas
Deposit
Mineral
Status and organisation
From the water
Poľanovce
building stone
Mined deposit – Lomy MTD s.r.o.
580 m
Trebejov
dolomite
Mined deposit – Carmeuse Slovakia, s.r.o.
2.8 km
Medziskálie
building stone
Mined deposit – VS Stones, s.r.o.
2.8 km
Trebejov
dolomite
Mined deposit – Carmeuse Slovakia, s.r.o.
2.8 km
Trebejov
building stone
Mined deposit – Carmeuse Slovakia, s.r.o.
2.8 km
Trebejov
dolomite
Mined deposit – Carmeuse Slovakia, s.r.o.
2.9 km
Trebejov
building stone
Mined deposit – Carmeuse Slovakia, s.r.o.
2.9 km
Drienov
brick raw materials
Mined deposit – Leier Baustoffe SK s.r.o.
3.7 km
Drienov
brick raw materials
Mined deposit – Leier Baustoffe SK s.r.o.
3.7 km
Močarmany
brick raw materials
Mined deposit – LEIER Baustoffe SK s.r.o.
4.0 km
Močarmany
brick raw materials
Mined deposit – LEIER Baustoffe SK s.r.o.
4.1 km
Močarmany
brick raw materials
Mined deposit – Leier Baustoffe SK s.r.o.
4.4 km
Boreholes and Geofond archive reports
Register of hydrogeological boreholes, other boreholes and geothermal boreholes. Each borehole has a report in the Geofond archive (geological profiles, pumping tests, chemical analyses of the water); the report number is in the table.
356 boreholes in the 3 km zone, of which 182 hydrogeological and 174 other; with an archive report number 333.
Borehole depths
up to 10 m134×
10–30 m119×
30–100 m49×
100–300 m26×
over 300 m5×
Nearest boreholes
Site
Type
Depth
Archive report
From the water
R-37
engineering-geological
11.0 m
80782
10 m
Rokycany
structural borehole with ordinary water
150.0 m
59536 115Ab72.pdf
20 m
Hendrichovce
narrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water
9.5 m
10181 102Dd5.pdf
20 m
LŽV-4
deposit
4.5 m
34173
20 m
Bzenov
structural borehole with ordinary water
415.0 m
80484 115Ab96.pdf
30 m
Hendrichovce
narrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water
72.0 m
76243 103Cc47.pdf
40 m
Bertotovce
narrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water
10.0 m
6952 103Cc10.pdf
40 m
Široké
narrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water
20.0 m
24883 114Bb3.pdf
50 m
S-1109
hydrogeological
5.2 m
21365
50 m
LŽV-5
deposit
4.5 m
34173
50 m
J-2
engineering-geological
80.0 m
77206
50 m
CHV-1
deposit
10.5 m
34173
60 m
Geothermal energy and mineral waters
Geothermal boreholes (wellhead water temperature, yield, chemical type) and sources of geothermal and mineral waters within 10 km. Data on the use and existence of a borehole come from the Geofond register.
Borehole
Temperature
Yield
Depth
Chemical water type
Use
From the water
Družstevná pri Hornád – GTB-1
30 °C
–
400 m
unused
8.2 km
Sources of geothermal and mineral waters
Source
Type
Water temperature (°C)
Yield (l/s)
Count
Nearest from water
category a1
mineral water
< 15
< 5
34
370 m
category a2
mineral water
< 15
5-15
1
2.1 km
category b1
mineral water
15-22
< 5
1
2.1 km
Environmental burdens, landfills and anthropogenic sediments
Recorded environmental burdens (industrial sites, landfills, mining), the register of waste landfills and monitoring of anthropogenic sediments (industrial sludge). It is a list of places, not a measurement of water pollution.
Waste landfills
Landfill
Area
Year established
Monitoring
From the water
Klinov jarek – Radatice
–
1980
–
40 m
Kojatice – Nižné Kapustnice – Kojatice
75 m²
1970
–
60 m
Chminianska Nová Ves
400 m²
1991
–
90 m
Hruška – Klenov
–
1985
monitored
90 m
Rokycany
–
1985
–
90 m
Chmiňany – Chminianska Nová Ves
75 m²
1985
–
100 m
Chmiňany – Chminianska Nová Ves
120 m²
1988
–
110 m
Pri toku Svinka – Chmiňany
75 m²
1988
–
110 m
Landslides and slope deformations
Register of documented slope deformations (Geofond). Landslides by a stream can bring fine material into the water, change the bed and dam the channel.
Types of deformations
Landslides54×
Block fields1×
Degree of activity
Potenciálny31×
Aktívny12×
Stabilizovaný11×
With stabilised and potential forms1×
Current state
SD prebraná z archívnych materiálov (existuje inž. geologick17×
SD taken from archival materials, ktorá bola konfrontova16×
Processed only in the scope of registration on a scale of 1:25,0009×
SD zaregistrovaná v rámci terénneho výskumu na úlohe Atlas S8×
How to read these data
Zone and distance. The distance is measured from the line of the water to the point in the register (to the centre for areas), with an accuracy of tens of metres. Counts apply only to the zone, not to the whole catchment.
Percentile. For chemistry, the highest value is compared with all atlas samples in Slovakia. It is not a legal limit or a health risk assessment; the atlases are historical (published: surface waters 2015, groundwater 1996, river sediments 1999).
Limit of quantification. Many samples have a value at the lowest level the laboratory can determine; such results mean "below the limit". For these, the position in the distribution is an estimate.
Šlichy. Only samples with a find are recorded. The number of grains in a concentrate is not the gold content in grams per tonne.
Relation to water. A mine working, landfill or burden nearby proves nothing about the quality of the water in the stream. It serves as a prompt for attention and a starting point for further investigation.
Sample points. The area and raster maps of ŠGÚDŠ cannot be downloaded as points, so along the line of each fishing district the value is looked up at points roughly every 3 km. It is a sample of the line, not a continuous record; a very short section may have a single point.
Atlas rasters. The chemistry of water and sediments is an interpolation of measurements in a sampling network (Geochemical Atlas of Slovakia). The value at a point is a modelled estimate for the surroundings, not a measurement in the water. The percentile compares the average of this stream with all sample points on streams in Slovakia.
Positions and scales. The maps have different scales (1:50,000 to 1:1,000,000), so the level of detail differs between sections. A map outside its coverage means there is no area at that point, not that there is nothing there.