DATA ON THE DANUBE AND TISZA RIVERS

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October 10, 1951
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 CLASSIFI A C lulu VCllip' )-'I'L'_LAl/UC!:` RCL - U.S. C Z17 TCLALS C`,TfLY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. COUNTRY -Iungary/Rumania/3ulgaria SUBJECT Data on the Danube and Tisza Rivers PLACE ACQUIRE DATE C ACQUIRE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT SO U. S. C.. 31 AND 32 AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO- DATE DISTR. 10 Oct. 1951 NO. OF PAGES 1 ~ - NO. OF ENCLS. 2 (7 pages) I ~~ ~1J i (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO, THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATIO The attached reports, containing fluviatile data on the Danube and Ti rivers, STATE NAVY AIR CLASSIFICATION CCNFI ENTIAL/00NTTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY T7 Q Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 H.UNGA $~ , i-IWIt EC0NOMI0 RIVER TISA : JtJNE 1950. Titel T8rbkbecso Zenta Szeged A lgy8 Mixidszont 0songrad T is zaug MartN . Szolnok Tiszab6 Taskony T i.s zaftire d Tiszakeszi Polgar Toktakenez Tokaj Beroel Dombrad Zahony N. lonya Vasarosnameny Tivadar MezB Vari Tiszaujlak Tekehasza Metros 69.79 72.05 Tkis ps jv72pn79 1084 Maramarossziget 75.60 76.93 78.50 79.06 79.57 80.68 81,81 83.93 87.03 88.33 89.42 90.09 92.11 94.89 98.88 100.17 102.76 106.18 lio. 06 115.91 263.72 (ONTR{ 5th July 1950. U. S. OFFJCIALS O' 2. Details on R. TISA at various sectors: Width M. Mouth - TMITTI08E T 8R8K EOSE - SZEGED SZEGED - OS0NG3AD OSONGRAD - SZOLNOK Mean Gross-section Depth s q. m. low e r 230 4.2 m, mean water 302 7.7 high water 1)680 9.7 169 3.8 250 8.3 14.10 11.7 111-3 4.3. 20.9 8.4 121 11.7 128 3.3 204 7.8 2590 SZOLNOK - TISZADERZS TISZAIZERZS - AROKT0 125 1~2 2690 129 185 8030 cf U. r- ONO Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 . 861 2147 7810 580 x.982 6000 561 10,95 6980 398 1527 10.1 10250 3.5 421 8.1 144Q 10.7 10600 2.4 285 7.2 1309 8.8 19450 ___.....-- 5 .?/.. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 2. (Contd. ) AROKT6 - SAJOTORKOLA.T ~ f k cross-se mean __ scjm Deb, th 288 . 155 1. 9 M. 8 water 236 high-water 5450 SAJOT0RK0LAT - TOKA.J TOKAJ - CSAP OSAP - VASAROSNAMENY' VASAROSNAMENY MAGYARVARI MAGYARVARI - B0 0 NY Low-water gradient in ems. - per TORKOLAT - TdR8KBE0SE T8R8KBE0SE - SZEGED SZEGED - CSONGRA.D CSONGRAD - SZOLNOK SZOLNOK - TISZPJERZS TISZADERSZ - ARQKTS ARCKTb' - SAJOTOROK SAJOTOROK - TOW TOW - CSAI' CSAP - VASAROSNAMENY VASA.ROSNAMENY - MAGYARVARI MAGYARVARI - B8KENY 4.. Maximum & minimum flow T ISZAUJLAK VASAROSNAMENY TOKAJ TISZADERZS PtYSPOKI SZENTES SZEGED max. flow per minute. 2300 m3 3300 4200 3600 34.00 3000 3500 121 178 184.0 96 2.4 179 7.4 114-5 9.8 105 2.4 184. 7.6. 2490 9.5 91 1.. 6 179 6.7 1985 8.2 90 1.3 255 3.8 910 6.o 1.28 cm 2.41 2.70 3.53 5.00 6.4.3 6.76 3.12 8.79 7.90 14.98 39.75 per minute. min. flow per minute. 65m3 100 106 117 179 200 tion 1540 11810 402 V+98 6550 215 1298 5470 Z3 2 1380 6340 134 1181 4.680 112 816 3420 ~U fLDEHT1A1i --Sf . ./. Al ROL U. S. U' Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 ? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 50X1-HUM T90 Is AV, ?XPI pp~~ R 5. Current speedime perio in hours, for high-water at DO rQT Q?f AC" to reach various points Hhwater Wsec. Tiszaujlak 4+0 Vasarosnameny 2.5 T okay 1. ZF Tiszadersz 2.0 Paspbki 2.0 Szentes 1.5 Szeged 2.0 Tiszapalkonya The River TISA falls from the end of April to the end of May, then rises to the end of June. Subsequently falls again from the end of June to the end of September, beginning of October. The lowest water levels occur during this period. Autumn high-water level starts at the beginning of October, and in December the ice motion begins, which is associated with low-water. 6. Rnxr of the River TISA. (a) Sector TOKAJ - SZOINOK. The data given below is based on a water level at TOKAJ -22, TISZAFLWD -51, and SZOLNOK -70. (See Note at end of page 1+,) 4.88 4-79 x+77 4.70 468 4.57 4.56 4.50 449 41+-5 444 442 442 4-35 4.34- 1+20 4.15 392 380 369 353 336 Tiszaujlak Vasarosnameny 37 Csap 83 Tokaj 115 Tiszafdred 233 Szolnok 395 Csongrad 381 Szeged 661 T8rbkbecse 683 Titel 615 Orte ford .. .. Tiszatarjan - above the ferry Rigos .. .. .. .. .. Tiszakeszi - above the ferry Tiszacsege it " " ?11 11 b l ow Egyek crossing .? ?. Tiszadorogma Tiszababolna - aback the ferry .. Tiszababolna - below " " .? Tiszavalk - right bank Tiszavalk - left bank (new road) Poroszlo landing stage TiszaVired ? . .. ? - the ;Den d ? (E? cke? ) Aranyos above Tiszaderzs ?? ?? .? ?? Ekle re is Tblan.d- ?gauge (akolhat) Tiszaroff .. .. .. .. Tiszab8 ?. ?? ?? ?? Dobai - above the bend (Ecke) Szolnok , at the road bridge cm. 180 100 170 120 150 150 120 170 100 150 170 9o 120 180 180 170 160 240 230 220 230 24.0 On the sector TOKAJ - SZOLNOK, the mean level is 100 - 120 cm. when the water level (gauge ?) at TOKAJ shows 0. 'b) Sector SZOLNOK - CSONGRAD. The data given below is based on a waterlevel at SZOLNOK -202 and songrad -290. Km. cm. 325 Szanda distillery (above) .. .. 110 324. Szanda distillery (below) .. .. 170 322 Toszeg (below) .. .. .. 210 320 T is zavarkony .. .. .. 11+0 31`+. Ve/-zseny above the village) ., .. 160 3C2 Vezseny (above the boat station) .. 130 30+ MartfL1 brickworks x.. n .. 11+0 300 Tiszaf8lvar ford 120 296 Cibakhaza 1andin stage 14.0 GOB," . C~1 . Ue ../. . Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03 : CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 6. (b) (contd., ) Km. 292 Menyora (Above) 286 Okecske boat station 279 274 Tiszainoka - (below the ferry) . . Sag bank .. Tissaug) 269 Tiszug above w 269 Tiszug belo 257 Kisgyora 255 Gyora above--the bend) 254 Gyora below the bend) 252 Mama below the ferry) .. 246 Csongrad bridge, at present below the ferry on. 150 140 160 120 120 150 140 150 16o 130 130. On the sector SZOLNOK - CSONGRA.D the mean level is 350 cm. when the water level. (gauge ?) at CSONGRAD shows 0. (c) Sector CSONGRAD - SZEGED. The data given below is based on a water level at CSONGRAD -290 and 7SZE(ED -189. y1m. ? omo 243 Csongrad fall (s.llyedtek) 140 239 Szontes - above the bridge) .. .. 120 233 Szentes - at upper end of the island) 130 231 Felgyo major .. .. .. .. .. 240 224 Osany - above the ? estate (Grunco't.tddk) 130 220 Akosszog .. .. .. .. .. 130 215 Midszen t (above the ferry) .. ., 140 210 Anyas crossing .. .. .. .. 150 1.96 Ludvar ferry .. .. .. .. .. 170 174 Mouth of R. Maros (below) .. .. 140 On the sector CSONCRAD - SZECI;D, the mean level is 300 cm. when the water level (gauge ?) at SZEGED shows 0. (d) Sector SZEGED - mouth. Km. The data given below is based on a water level at TITEL +43. 166 Vederhaza crossing .. .. .. 200 cm. 152 V8r8skereszt ford .. .. .. .. 210 151 Yellow guard-house (Tdachhaus) ., 160 ~)+O Torontal - Jozseffalva .. .. .. 200 132 Kikirics ?halt (tanya) .. .. .. 220 127 Szanad crossing .. ,. .. 170 120 Jimid Island .. .. .. .. 190 105 Pade .. .. .. .. .. 210 .00 98 Mohol .. .. .. .. .. 190 Ke kto'?drinking trough, (itato) ?! 180 85 Peterreve of 220 72 Obecso (below) 160 The depths of the fords reported above are not announced during normal water level periods but are the result of calculations based on last year's average of deep water level. On other navigable parts of the river, the water level is 250 cms. higher at deep water (periods). The Hungarian Radio Station gives out daily water level reports, so that the above details can always be calculated on the data announced. CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 7? Na, v ation on the TISA. (a) The TISA is navigable as from VASA - vnsae18 having a draught of not more than 1.2 F (b) V 50X1-HUM The M.Sz.H,R.. operates the following tugs a nCSABA" 250 HP. single funnel paddle steamer, "IPOLYSAG" 350 " it it "VASARfiELYI PAL" 1+00 " "FULTON" 250 Also passenger steamers. 3E Magyar Szovjet Hajozasi Resvenytarsasag. (Hungarian Russian Shipping Company), (not in operation now. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 'R T1 20th Se tember 1 0. CUNT ko 50X1-HUM s>i~ ~? GERMANY - AUSTRIA - CZECHOSLOVAKIA - HUNGARY - YUGOSLAVIA - BULGARIA - RUMANIA ECONOMIC RIVER D A N U B E Average gradient Average speed per 1000 m. per second. Length of river: 2,890 Ions. Average gradients and speeds of certain sectors. Source - ULM .. .. 1,218 3.50 rn. TTLM - DONAUvi8RTH .. .. 0.607 2.10 IC, NSBURG -? STRAUBING , . 0. 237 1. 15 PASSAU - ENGELHARTSELL .. 0.510 1.93 GREW - STRUDEN .. .. 0.633 2.13 NUSSDORF - TABOR Bridge,VIENNA 0. 238 1.18 DEVINSIfA - BRATISLAVA .. 0.378 1.54. G& Y3. - KOMAROM .. .. 0.090 0.86 ESZTERGOM - NAGYMAROS .. 0.069 0.78 NAGYMAROS - BUDAPEST .. 0.072 0.82 BUDAPEST - ERCSI .. .. 0.072 0.78 MOHACS - DALJ .. .. 0.0)4 0.65 VUKOVAR - ILOK .. .. 0.013 0.52 ILOK - PETROVARADIN .. 0.136 0.98 PETROVARADIN - SLANL .. 0.020 0.55 BAZIAS - MOLDOVA .. .. 0.04.3 0.67 MOLDOVA - STANKA .. .. 0.095 0.88 STANKA. - KOZLA .. .. 0.112 0.92 KOZLA. - ISZLAS .. .. 0.34.0 1.4.2 ISZLAS ?- TAC:E-ITALISA .. .. 1.200 3.50 TACHTALIA - GREBEN' .. 0.633 2.15 ORSOVA - VASKAP'U . , .. 0.582 2.10 VASKAPU - SULINA .. .. 0.033 0.64 3. Width of river at the following points: PASSAU .. .. .. 211 DEVIN'SKA .. . , .. 252 GM'Yd .. .. 379 ESZTERGOM .. .. .. 506 BUDAPEST, Suspension Bridge 380 PETROVARADIN .. .. .. 260 ZIMONY (? ZEMUN) .. .. boo KAZAN pass .. .. .. 117 G1 ET31V .. . , .. 2000 RUSE (RUSCUK) SILISTRIA 1300 2600 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5 2 `.Tt ii 50X1-HUM f1fill 13 NN MINIM 4. Depth of river: N 1)T ME? ~I"ft (a) at mountain passes: BUDAPEST e GELLERT Hill .. 16 m. ORSOVA "Iron Gate" .. 4.0 M. (b) mean depth : 2.3 m. Flow, in cu.m, per second: high-water low-water BRATISLLVA 11,000 m3 700 m3 BUDAPEST 10,000 m3 1000 m3 Confluence of R.SAVA 16,000 m3 2100 m3 Ice (a) and motion: Usually begins at a temperature of remains up to - 9.61 C. (b) Average yearly duration of ice BRATISLAVA 17 days GtSNYU . 21 " KOMAROM 25 rr BUDAPEST . 26 PAKS 24 " ORSOVA 22 rr -2.7 0 0, CO T Ot` U. S. O FK A1S Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/07/03: CIA-RDP83-00415R009200080024-5