Watercourse

Bystrica

Váh basinSalmonid – troutSalmonid – grayling
fishing districts
3
fishing district length
21,0km
region
Žilina Region
  • Salmonid – trout13,4 km1 fishing district
  • Salmonid – grayling7,6 km2 fishing districts
Aerial image of watercourse Bystrica 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 Bystrica watercourse

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

Average of the watercourse's fishing districts

Average activity · average of 3 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
  • Average3
  • Low0

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 12:04.

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

    StationStatusChangeTemperature
    Banská Bystrica45 cm–
    Harmanec-Papiereň26 cm–
    Nová Bystrica36 cm6,7 °C
    Riečnica21 cm–
    Zborov nad Bystricou7 cm–
    Source: SHMÚUpdated 7 Nov 2026 11:58

    Elevation profile of the watercourse

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

    Brisk watercourse A foothill river with a gravel bottom and a fast current. Grayling and trout already thrive here.

    3504004505005506000 km5 km10 km15 km20 kmNo. 2No. 1bNo. 1a
    Elevation profile of the watercourse: from 546 to 389 m a.s.l. over 21.0 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
    552 m a.s.l.
    Lowest point
    387 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.
    166 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.
    7,9 ‰
    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.
    1,23

    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 2018 to 2024: 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 Bystrica from 2018
    2018imaged 14 May 2018
    Aerial image of watercourse Bystrica from 2021
    2021imaged 10 Sep 2021
    Aerial image of watercourse Bystrica from 2024
    2024imaged 24 Aug 2024

    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 Bystrica 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

    3 of 3 of the watercourse's fishing districts with SHMÚ data have an unmet standard at the nearest site in at least one indicator.

    • 3 or more indicators3

    Most polluted fishing districtsall with an unmet standard

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

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

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

    01234Riečnica (vodárenský tok), rkm 25.5: 4 indicators (2024)pod nádržou Nová Bystrica, rkm 19.7: 3 indicators (2024)Banská Bystrica, rkm 2.1: no failed standard (2025)ústie, rkm 1.3: no failed standard (2024)rkm 26 (upper course)rkm 1 (towards the mouth)
    Show sites in the table (4)
    • Riečnica (vodárenský tok)river km 25.54 indicators
    • pod nádržou Nová Bystricariver km 19.73 indicators
    • Banská Bystricariver km 2.1no unmet standard
    • mouthriver km 1.3no unmet standard
    • 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. Čadca3 fishing districts · 21 km59Bystrica č. 1b59

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