Watercourse

VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/

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Košice Region
Aerial image of watercourse VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/ with the line highlighted
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Today on the VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/ watercourse

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

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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VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/, window score 12.

The score is an estimate of conditions based on weather, water and surroundings, not a bite forecast. Recalculated at 22:04.

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    Elevation profile: reservoir

    Terrain height along the fishing district and the approximate water level.

    Reservoir This is a reservoir, so the watercourse is not assessed here: the water has no current, fall or gradient. The chart shows the terrain height along the fishing district.

    2052062072082092100.0 km0.1 km0.2 km0.3 km
    Terrain elevation profile (Reservoir): from 210 to 206 m a.s.l. over 0.4 km.
    Terrain height along the fishing district line, from the start (left) to the end
    Approximate water level
    207 m a.s.l.
    Lowest point of the profile
    207 m a.s.l.
    Highest point of the profile
    208 m a.s.l.

    Source: Open Topo Data (eudem25m), 4 Nov 2026. The height is approximate (error of a few metres).

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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 VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/ from 2019
    2019imaged 4 Jul 2019
    Aerial image of watercourse VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/ from 2022
    2022imaged 30 Aug 2022
    Aerial image of watercourse VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/ from 2025
    2025imaged 23 Jun 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 VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/ watercourse

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

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

    1 of 1 fishing district with measurements has groundwater nearby with a value above the limit for at least one indicator.

    • nitrates 25 to 50 mg/l1
    • harmful substances above the standard at at least one station (metals, pesticides, PFAS, solvents)1

    Highest nitrates

    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 VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/ 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 (0 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 alluvium100% of the water line

    Gravelly and sandy bottom and floodplains; the water is replenished from groundwater in the alluvium. Geological Map of Slovakia 1:50,000.

    510

    Water according to the atlas

    pH 8.2modelled estimate

    water type Ca–Mg–HCO₃–SO₄

    Mineralisation 482 mg/l, hard water (15.6 °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: Antimony 6.29 mg/kg

    Position of the highest-ranked element among the sample points on streams in Slovakia: percentile 91. Interpolation of the Geochemical Atlas of river sediments.

    1 km2 km55 °C85 °C

    Heat underfoot

    55°C at 1,000 m depth

    heat flow 85 mW/m²

    At a depth of 2,000 m about 85 °C (increase of 30 °C per kilometre). Atlas of Geothermal Energy of Slovakia.

    20200

    Natural gamma radiation

    66nGy/h dose rate

    percentile 94 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

    0objects within 3 km

    No old mine working is recorded within 3 km of the water.

    Gold in river sediment

    0samples with gold

    No gold was found in river sediment samples within 1 km of the water. The samples do not cover every stream, so this does not mean there is no gold here.

    Trace elements in the stream water

    0 from 10indicators in the top 5 %

    highest: Chromium 4.20 μg/l

    Position of the highest measured value in the distribution of all surface water samples in Slovakia: percentile 88 (Konský potok).

    Boreholes and groundwater analyses

    31boreholes within 3 km

    129 water analyses nearby

    Of these, 31 have an archive report from Geofond. The boreholes are hydrogeological, geological, engineering-geological and other.

    Geothermal energy

    –

    1 geothermal and mineral water spring within 10 km.

    Environmental burdens and landfills

    4sites within 3 km

    4 landfills

    No environmental burden is registered within 3 km; landfills are only recorded.

    Deposits and ore occurrences

    0records within 5 km

    Geofond registers, the metallogenetic map and the mineral resources map.

    Landslides and slope deformations

    12areas within 3 km

    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 alluvium100%SR 72 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    River alluvium: Gravelly and sandy bottom and floodplains; the water is replenished from groundwater in the alluvium.

    Geological age of the rocks

    • Quaternary100%

    Most common rock units

    SystemAgeUnitPoints
    QuaternaryPleistocene – Holocenedeluvial-fluvial sediments: predominantly ronal clays, sandy loams with fragments, fine-grained sands and flushes1×

    Quaternary cover

    • deluvial sediments100%SR 16 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Tectonic division

    • NEOALPÍNSKE TEKTONICKÉ ŠTRUKTÚRY ZÁPADNÝCH KARPÁT100%SR 84 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Regional geological division

    • intramontane basins100%SR 44 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Regional geological division (subunits)

    • East Slovak Basin100%SR 7.6 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Susceptibility of the area to slope deformations

    • Region of stable areas100%SR 95 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    The map covers 1 of 1 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)

    • Sand100%SR 3.9 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Aquifer type

    • Menšie zvodnence s medzizrnovým alebo puklinovým typom priepustnosti alebo oblasti s takmer žiadnymi množstvami podzemnej vody (Sand)100%SR 2.4 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Main hydrogeological region

    • Neogene and the Quaternary of the Košice Basin and the Abovská pahorkatina in the Bodva basin100%SR 0.0 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Geothermal groundwater bodies

    • Moldava Basin100%SR 1.3 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    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.

    510

    Water acidity

    pH 8.21typical 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

    15.6°dH, hard

    Sum of calcium and magnesium (2.79 mmol/l). Hard water is buffered and its pH changes more slowly; soft water is more sensitive to acid rain.

    Dissolved substances

    482mg/l mineralisation

    Total amount of dissolved minerals. Clean mountain water has tens of mg/l, lowland and limestone waters hundreds.

    Ionic composition of the water

    Water type by dominant ions: Ca–Mg–HCO₃–SO₄

    Shares are in equivalents, the usual way of comparing the composition of waters.

    Major ions

    • PotassiumK11.6 mg/lpercentile 95
    • ChloridesCl56.3 mg/lpercentile 93
    • SulphatesSO4108 mg/lpercentile 90
    • SodiumNa23.9 mg/lpercentile 84
    • FluoridesF0.211 mg/lpercentile 82
    • MagnesiumMg22.6 mg/lpercentile 72
    • CalciumCa74.8 mg/lpercentile 64
    • BicarbonatesHCO3159 mg/lpercentile 34

    dot: average along the water line, line: from the lowest to the highest value, scale: position among sample points on streams in Slovakia (0 to 100th percentile)

    Nutrients and organic pollution

    • NitratesNO324.9 mg/lpercentile 95
    • Chemical oxygen demandChSK3.64 mg/lpercentile 60
    • PhosphatesPO40.0978 mg/lpercentile 43
    • AmmoniumNH40.0421 mg/lpercentile 21

    Metals

    • ManganeseMn124 μg/lpercentile 83
    • AluminiumAl225 μg/lpercentile 82
    • ZincZn6.36 μg/lpercentile 47
    • IronFe0.0711 mg/lpercentile 35

    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

    • AntimonySb6.29 mg/kgpercentile 91
    • CadmiumCd0.451 mg/kgpercentile 84
    • ArsenicAs13.3 mg/kgpercentile 83
    • SeleniumSe0.413 mg/kgpercentile 79
    • MercuryHg0.178 mg/kgpercentile 71
    • BismuthBi0.277 mg/kgpercentile 68
    • LeadPb19.0 mg/kgpercentile 66
    • ZincZn106 mg/kgpercentile 59
    • ChromiumCr70.8 mg/kgpercentile 48
    • NickelNi23.4 mg/kgpercentile 44
    • TinSn2.51 mg/kgpercentile 44
    • MolybdenumMo0.334 mg/kgpercentile 41
    • CobaltCo7.82 mg/kgpercentile 40
    • CopperCu19.5 mg/kgpercentile 31
    • VanadiumV57.3 mg/kgpercentile 23

    dot: average along the water line, line: from the lowest to the highest value, scale: position among sample points on streams in Slovakia (0 to 100th percentile)

    Major elements (iron, aluminium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, titanium, manganese, phosphorus)
    • ManganeseMn2,168 mg/kgpercentile 95
    • TitaniumTi5,028 mg/kgpercentile 70
    • PhosphorusP1,015 mg/kgpercentile 69
    • PotassiumK1.54 %percentile 54
    • IronFe2.70 %percentile 50
    • AluminiumAl5.17 %percentile 33
    • SodiumNa0.704 %percentile 18
    • CalciumCa0.626 %percentile 4
    • MagnesiumMg0.400 %percentile 3
    Further elements (barium, strontium, lithium, rubidium, zirconium, yttrium, cerium, boron, beryllium, gallium)
    • BoronB97.2 mg/kgpercentile 94
    • YttriumY35.9 mg/kgpercentile 86
    • CeriumCe69.9 mg/kgpercentile 80
    • BerylliumBe1.82 mg/kgpercentile 74
    • LithiumLi33.1 mg/kgpercentile 68
    • ZirconiumZr455 mg/kgpercentile 67
    • RubidiumRb93.0 mg/kgpercentile 62
    • BariumBa435 mg/kgpercentile 49
    • GalliumGa11.5 mg/kgpercentile 30
    • StrontiumSr77.1 mg/kgpercentile 4

    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.

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    Gamma radiation dose rate

    66nGy/h in air

    Natural background from rocks and soil; higher over granites and some acidic volcanic rocks, lower over limestones and floodplains.

    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.

    • Equivalent thorium (eTh)eTh10.7 ppm95th percentile
    • Equivalent uranium (eU)eU3.37 ppm93th percentile
    • Potassium (K)K1.49 %percentile 83

    dot: average along the water line, line: from the lowest to the highest value, scale: position among sample points on streams in Slovakia (0 to 100th percentile)

    • Areal activity of 137CsCS137609 Bq/m²percentile 6

    Radon risk by isopleths

    • medium100%SR 64 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    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.

    SVJZ

    Magnetic anomaly

    -30nT

    range -30 to -30 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.

    Bouguer gravity anomaly

    -11mGal

    residual −4.1 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.

    1 km2 km55 °C85 °C

    Rock temperature with depth

    55 / 85 °Cat depths of 1,000 and 2,000 m

    increase of 30 °C per km

    The line shows the rock temperature; the dotted part is only an extension to the surface. Heat flow 85 mW/m².

    Geothermal groundwater bodies beneath the water line

    • Moldava Basin100%SR 1.3 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    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)170–330m a.s.l.
    • Average elevation of the units235m a.s.l.
    • Average slope5.3°
    • Average January temperature-3.0°C
    • Average July temperature19.3°C
    • Annual precipitation650mm

    Geomorphological units

    • Bodva Hills100%SR 0.0 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Geomorphological regions

    • Lučenec–Košice Depression100%SR 7.6 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Climatic-geographical types

    • basin climate100%SR 29 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Susceptibility of soils to acidification

    • soils susceptible to acidification100%SR 31 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Soil contamination (map 1:500,000)

    • relatively clean soil100%SR 53 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Lithogeochemical types

    • Neogene100%SR 48 %

    marker on the bar: share among all sample points on streams in Slovakia

    Map of the corridor

    Where the nearest mine workings, deposits, burdens, geothermal boreholes and gold finds are. Groups can be switched off.

    Nižný Lanec I. – Buzica – cannot be estimated (1.4 km from the water)Nižný Lánec III. – Nižný Lánec – permanent (1.7 km from the water)Vyšný Lánec II. – Vyšný Lánec – cannot be estimated (1.8 km from the water)Buzica III. – Buzica – permanent (2.5 km from the water)a1 (3.8 km from the water)– Landslides (200 m from the water)– Landslides (610 m from the water)BUZICA – Landslides (640 m from the water)– Landslides (1.6 km from the water)– Landslides (1.7 km from the water)– Landslides (1.7 km from the water)– Landslides (1.8 km from the water)– Landslides (2.6 km from the water)– Landslides (2.7 km from the water)– Landslides (2.7 km from the water)– Landslides (2.8 km from the water)– Landslides (2.9 km from the water)Nižný Lanec – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (630 m from the water)Nižný Lánec – štruktúrny vrt s obyčajnou vodou (nad 20 (1.1 km from the water)Nižný Lánec – SHMÚ observation borehole (1.2 km from the water)Buzica – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (1.3 km from the water)Vyšný Lánec – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (1.5 km from the water)Nižný Lánec – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (1.5 km from the water)Vyšný Lánec – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (1.6 km from the water)Nižný Lánec – štruktúrny vrt s obyčajnou vodou (nad 20 (1.7 km from the water)Nižný Lánec – štruktúrny vrt s obyčajnou vodou (nad 20 (1.7 km from the water)Vyšný Lánec – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (1.9 km from the water)Buzica – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (2.4 km from the water)Buzica – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (2.7 km from the water)Buzica – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (2.7 km from the water)Buzica – štruktúrny vrt s obyčajnou vodou (nad 20 (3.0 km from the water)Buzica – úzkoprofilový vrt s obyčajnou pitnou a ú (3.0 km from the water)1 km

    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.

    • ChromiumCrslightly elevated
      highest 4.20 μg/lmedian 4.20 μg/l1 sample

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 88 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • LithiumLislightly elevated
      highest 19.0 μg/lmedian 19.0 μg/l1 sample

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 83 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • CadmiumCdslightly elevated
      highest 0.250 μg/lmedian 0.250 μg/l1 sample

      Highest value: Konský potok, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 75 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • StrontiumSrtypical value
      highest 260 μg/lmedian 260 μg/l1 sample

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 65 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • BariumBatypical value
      highest 40.0 μg/lmedian 40.0 μg/l1 sample

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 50 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • SeleniumSebelow half of Slovakia
      highest 0.500 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l1 sample100 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 46 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • LeadPbbelow half of Slovakia
      highest 2.50 μg/lmedian 2.50 μg/l1 sample100 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 43 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • AntimonySbbelow half of Slovakia
      highest 0.500 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l1 sample100 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 37 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • CopperCubelow half of Slovakia
      highest 1.00 μg/lmedian 1.00 μg/l1 sample100 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 22 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • ArsenicAsbelow half of Slovakia
      highest 0.500 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l1 sample100 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 22 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 11.5 mg/lmedian 11.5 mg/l1 sample

      Highest value: Konský potok1993, 510 m from the water. Comparison: percentile 53 of all samples in Slovakia.

    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.

    Metals in groundwater

    • LithiumLiextreme (top 1 %)
      highest 173 μg/lmedian 40.0 μg/l11 samples

      Highest value: studňa1992, 2.3 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 99 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • CadmiumCdhigh (top 5 %)
      highest 1.30 μg/lmedian 0.250 μg/l11 samples82 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: studňa1992, 1.5 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 97 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • ChromiumCrhigh (top 5 %)
      highest 7.30 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l11 samples45 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: studňa1993, 2.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 97 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • ZincZnhigh (top 5 %)
      highest 2,360 μg/lmedian 125 μg/l11 samples9 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: studňa1993, 2.4 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 97 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • AluminiumAlhigh (top 5 %)
      highest 0.130 mg/lmedian 0.0100 mg/l11 samples45 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: studňa1993, 2.4 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 97 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • CopperCuhigh (top 5 %)
      highest 6.90 μg/lmedian 1.10 μg/l11 samples

      Highest value: studňa1992, 1.9 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 95 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • SeleniumSeelevated (top 10 %)
      highest 2.20 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l11 samples73 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: studňa1993, 2.4 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 93 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • AntimonySbelevated (top 10 %)
      highest 0.500 μg/lmedian 0.100 μg/l11 samples73 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: vrt1992, 1.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 92 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • LeadPbelevated (top 10 %)
      highest 2.00 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l11 samples64 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: studňa1992, 1.5 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 90 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • ArsenicAsslightly elevated
      highest 2.10 μg/lmedian 0.500 μg/l11 samples73 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: studňa1993, 2.4 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 89 of all samples in Slovakia.

    • MercuryHgbelow half of Slovakia
      highest 0.100 μg/lmedian 0.100 μg/l11 samples100 % below the limit of quantification

      Highest value: studňa1993, 2.7 km from the water. Comparison: percentile 46 of all samples in Slovakia.

    Radon in waters

    Type of siteSamplesHighest radonMedian
    water source for individual supply12,19 Bq/l2.19 Bq/l
    well19,07 Bq/l9.07 Bq/l
    stream, river10,0100 Bq/l0.0100 Bq/l

    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.

    31 boreholes in the 3 km zone, of which 15 hydrogeological and 16 other; with an archive report number 31.

    Borehole depths

    • up to 10 m5×
    • 10–30 m15×
    • 30–100 m6×
    • 100–300 m1×
    • over 300 m3×

    Nearest boreholes

    SiteTypeDepthArchive reportFrom the water
    V-KK-27-88deposit50.0 m78965510 m
    NLH-1hydrogeological20.0 m99848540 m
    Nižný Lanecnarrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water20.0 m17177 127Ac16.pdf630 m
    V-KK-28-88deposit50.0 m78965640 m
    V-KK-29-88deposit70.0 m78965940 m
    Nižný Lánecstructural borehole with ordinary water300.0 m78903 127Ac24.pdf1.1 km
    Nižný LánecSHMÚ observation borehole11.7 m16789 127Ac2.pdf1.2 km
    Buzicanarrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water21.0 m33357 127Ac17.pdf1.3 km
    VL-1-67deposit24.4 m262491.4 km
    Vyšný Lánecnarrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water17.0 m50090 127Ad13.pdf1.5 km
    Nižný Lánecnarrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water16.0 m73646 127Ac20.pdf1.5 km
    Vyšný Lánecnarrow-diameter borehole with ordinary drinking and process water11.0 m79269 127Ad32.pdf1.6 km

    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.

    Sources of geothermal and mineral waters

    SourceTypeWater temperature (°C)Yield (l/s)CountNearest from water
    category a1mineral water< 15< 513.8 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

    LandfillAreaYear establishedMonitoringFrom the water
    Nižný Lanec I. – Buzica–1980–1.4 km
    Nižný Lánec III. – Nižný Lánec1 800 m²1950–1.7 km
    Vyšný Lánec II. – Vyšný Lánec–1980–1.8 km
    Buzica III. – Buzica–1960–2.5 km

    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

    • Landslides12×

    Degree of activity

    • Stabilizovaný10×
    • Potenciálny2×

    Current state

    • SD taken from archival materials, ktorá bola konfrontova3×
    • SD zaregistrovaná v rámci terénneho výskumu na úlohe Atlas S1×

    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.
    • Panning concentrates. 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.

    Data: © ŠGÚDŠ (https://www.geology.sk), downloaded 8 Nov 2026. Details in the Methodology.

    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. Moldava nad Bodvou1 fishing district · 0.4 km3VN Nižný Lanec /Kanaš/3

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