Today on the Žitava 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 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
  • Average0
  • Low3

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 06:00.

The score is an estimate of conditions based on weather, water and surroundings, not a bite forecast. Recalculated at 07:04.

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
    Obyce14 cm–
    Vieska nad Žitavou128 cm–
    Vlkas10 cm–
    Source: SHMÚUpdated 7 Nov 2026 06:58

    Elevation profile of the watercourse

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

    Slow watercourse A lowland river with a calm current, shallows along the banks and deeper pools in the bends.

    1001502002503000 km20 km40 km60 kmNo. 4No. 3No. 2
    Elevation profile of the watercourse: from 241 to 115 m a.s.l. over 71.0 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
    241 m a.s.l.
    Lowest point
    114 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.
    127 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.
    1,8 ‰
    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.
    1,20

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

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    Historical images

    Changes in the surroundings and nature from 2017 to 2023: 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 Žitava from 2017
    2017imaged 16 Aug 2017
    Aerial image of watercourse Žitava from 2020
    2020imaged 2 Aug 2020
    Aerial image of watercourse Žitava from 2023
    2023imaged 1 Jun 2023

    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 Žitava 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.

    • 1 to 2 indicators1
    • 3 or more indicators2

    Most polluted fishing districtsall with an unmet standard

    • Žitava č. 2Žitava · standard not met in 4 of 4 years7 indicators
    • Žitava č. 3Žitava · standard not met in 4 of 4 years7 indicators
    • Žitava č. 4Žitava · standard not met in 1 of 4 years2 indicators

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

    3 of 3 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
    • ammonium or nitrites above the standard at at least one station3
    • iron from 1 mg/l2

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

    0246Obyce, nad, rkm 49.5: 2 indicators (2023)Tesárske Mlyňany, rkm 39.3: 3 indicators (2023)Hul, rkm 3.5: 7 indicators (2025)rkm 50 (upper course)rkm 4 (towards the mouth)
    Show sites in the table (3)
    • Obyce, nadriver km 49.52 indicators
    • Tesárske Mlyňanyriver km 39.33 indicators
    • Hulriver km 3.57 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. Zlaté Moravce1 fishing district · 172 km19Žitava č. 419
    2. Šurany1 fishing district · 37 km13Žitava č. 313
    3. Nové Zámky1 fishing district · 18 km13Žitava č. 213

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