INFORMATION ON WATERWAYS IN THE SUDETEN REGION

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• Publication Date: March 1, 1951
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INFORMATION CN WATERWAYS IN THE SUDETF~! R1 ION
(Source: Militaer~eographieche Seaohreibun~
der Sudetenlaender)
RESTICThO
March 1951.
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a are hi her than the olovationo on he right eido. The ntly
eloping, rt ht cite oL the v411o1 seventh to hi 11ando which pro
open and ea6y to cross on L?ot.
OroeeinBu: R road brid$?s (AD 39 7, Number 52); ' Loot bride and 1 rail-
road brid~g . ,
Valloy Oen and hyctroo1octrio PowdL' P1r nt (131 39%, Numbo { 40) ire Albreohtioc.
Hi h Water dt+ges normal in the eprin. Almost ovory yoar the entire
valley Licor is XflX flooded.
Ice Cover: up to'40 centimeters thick.
2. (loLt): Mille Miler - Ticha Orlice
i a) at the source of the river n?ar Grulich (Kraliky), tho nioadows are
swampy; near Gabo1 (~ablonnt), the river cute in doh}ply, is 5 to 6
meters w da, and has num?rouo 'dc. Rivor io often great in volume,
but normally i? not an obat ruc t iott.
b) above Chocen (oimilar to 1b').
c) betwoon Chocen and 'T'inischt (similar to lo).
Croscingac 3 road bridg?s (SB 3957, Numbers 51, 26).
(combined)
betwoon 'Tinisbht and Koeniggraetz (Hradec Kralove). Generally 44 meters
or more n width. River is no longer fordable. The land on the loft
bank is wooded and drops steeply to the river,
P,nge1 - Uhlava
Not to be con!uaed with the Ohlava River which, coming from the
south, empties into the Mies River near the city of ~4iea.
The Uhlava River to a right tributarof the fadbusa and joiris with
thu latter above Pi~oen (Plzen). Along the headward portion there are many
rocky bluffs; above Neuern (Nyreko) there is a broad meadow valley and the
banks consist of pastureland. Only a short distancc before the river junction
iq it a military obstruction.
Crossings: 16 road bridges (1DR 4250, Number ll~), 6 Loot bridges,
3 railroad bridges. ,
Iupa - Upa
Is the left tributary of the Elbe River (Labe), .,nd flaws into the
latter near Joaefstartt (Joe?fov).
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dfk~ira~~:?
Qbetruotion; only in Damp plnaea beanudu oP thu valley Dotion,
andr at high water ~tn e. Qtherwide the river io fordeabl? and io
f requartly epnnnad by brid~oe,
Width: 10 to 30 mates.
Depth: .2 to 2 meters.
River Bottom: rooky until Freih it (3vobada n. U,), thon r&vclly
until Roohm. 31a1itz (C. 3ka.1ioo); farther downstre n, LOIU it is
sandy ana muddy.
Banks: whero they do not ooi:~oide with valley sided, they nre 1 to
3 mot?rs high and usually boggy.
Valley: as far as Boehm. 3ka1itz, it ie narrow, has stet p walla and
is rocky in places. Above Boehm. 3ka1itz, there i? a dam with an
artificial lako (B9 356, Number 94). East of Trautanau (Trutnov)
and south of Eipel (Upic a) as far as Baehr, Kamnit z (C. Kamnice ),
the valley is gorelike. at of t'autenau tho valley has A basin,
4 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide.
Valley Jidbhu: with the exception of the basin east of Trautenau, the
valley is up to 3X 400 meters in width; the valley floor is fre-
quently covered with vngetatton, but it does have paths and can be
oro?sed on foot. Below Boehm. 3ka1itz, the valley floor is over
2 kilometers wide and open, and often oov?red with brush,
High ;Dater Stage; usually in the spring and autumn, at which times
the entira valley floor is flooded.
" Crossings; 16 road bridges, 3 foot bridges, 3 railroad bridges.
Beraun - Berounka
Is the largest left tributary of the Moidau River (Vltava), fl.nd flown
into the latter about kilometors south of Prague. Originateo east of Pilsen
(Plzen) at the confluence of the Mies (se), Anga1(Uh1ava) and Radbusa Itivore. The
Beraun River is a definite military obstruction. The river bottom is stony and
sandy throughout its entire length. During sdverewinter s the river does not u-
sually freeze over until below the city of Berpybn, but the river is riot navigable
in any case. In general, only the Radbusa giver roaches the flood stage; the flood.
ins of the banks occurs only below Pilsen and Boraun and is also unusual and insig-
nif icant .
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Tho river has ng torth~ but there are num~rous places euitdbl~
for oroootng Cosa "Ferry Pointe"). Vhc velocity oV the river ie .2 meters
par o@aond near pilcen, uoually .35 motcre per ocoond in the middle portion,
and .2 nnetere per aooond near the mouth.
(Lt oolumn of tabl? on p. Ito)
Ran~arke
Flat bank?; dry maadowland; valley to 2 kilometers wide.
Loft lido ie otecp, roaky and 100 moters high.
Right ~iide is at first ?1at and otnny, and is rooky farther on.
glopes on both sidoo of the v#11 oy are rooky, wooded, steep.
Loft silo usually consiat? of L1at, dry moadowo; right side is stu?p and wooded,
31opae on both oide? of the valley are wooded throuhout, rocky, ptuop.
va'Lley floor is narrow; elopes on both uidos oL` the va11o3' ar? wooded, rooky,
steep, up to 2t')0 mctcrs high; banks are inaocot iiblo i~ pi, ooa.
3 une t~s above.
From abov'o eraun, tho torraced valley gradually widons out and them are
short steep ci rfs. ?lat bank. Valley is narrow near Karl Loin and
the elopes here are rooky, wooded end n~rre (YY)
#anir fiat, covF~rod arith humic, damp coil, and are 1.5 metrs above water
level. The valley plain is broad. Hi11y,
(Footnotes of table on p. 40)
1) Figures refer to medium wader otagc. At low water ctage, tho depth is,
on the average, .3 to .~ rneters 1e?~s
2) All are tugboats and ama11 boat of 1'1 ton capacity.
3) Underneath the road bridge (fl3 4052, Number 3), the water is only
1-1.2 metert~ doep. '
4) plus 1 Loot bridge in the city of Beraun.
The river :13 riot regulated and, at present, not yot navigable. Dikes have
been built along the lower course of the Reraun t ivcr below the city of ~3eraun.
There are numerous river dams (articia1).
The construction of a large eraun, valley dam is planned near Fuerplitz
(Krivoklat) in order to improve the navigability o? the lbe giver and to
produce power. The subsequent oe,nali~atic n of the l3eraun River for a length
of 135 1ilometors (as far as Aileen) ie further provided for.
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1etoohwa - fl ova, feQ iw~
?rt tributary of the' roh (MorBva); emptieo into the latter nor Tobit-
oohnu (Tovacrv); the two headwaters, lower otiohwa (T o1. feava,
o~novoka peava) and Upper ataahwa (1 or. toova, Vaetinoka Heave), join near
`.rdali. Neaoritoeh to form the rein river.
Obotruotions to a ymail oxtuint t~Q1ow - tehr. WQiookirohen (hranioe). Along
the upper oaurse and the head~mtoro, the river io generally not an
obstruction, dapendtng on tho water otago.
River bad: to lair. Woiaokirchon, ~t in 40-50 metes wide and covered with
gravel, over which only a narrow, shallow vein or water u:ur~lly
tivar bottor~s eton~yy, with ooftrse gravQ1, and rocky in opots.
s..nknc ~cnerally flat and low; in plaoeo ure formed by the w11ey
alopoe; Prom Wall. 1`zeeoritaoh on, consist of a rnixturo oL clay and
gavel; aro ueually boggy and covered with shrubbery and tries.
Ftigh water at~ago; at this stago the otochwa,ver and its hQadwaters are
obstr..ctions very difficult to ovoroor o. High water stage always
ocouro in February/ arch (when the snow melto); alto almost every
year at the beginning of summer. High water stage occurring in the
spring is 1 to 2 weeks in duration, and of a few daysi duration in
the oummortime. The high water stage in oummer exceed j (Elie former,
the water rising up to 5 meters above the medium water etage.
Valley Characteristics and Conditions,
upper Betschwa (Hor. l3ecva, Vsetinoka 13eeva).
Heights of Valley elevations; wooced uplands and mountainous
country, difficult to cross on foot.
Slopes of Valley, rather steep; as far as Vsotin, gullies are
frequently worn into the :rides. Betweon Flalienkau(Halenkov)
and :fusty (Usti.) the slores on the right side are steeper
and more diffioult to cross on foot; downstream from Aunty,
the slopes on the left side are steeper and more difficult
to cross on foot. As far as (lusty, the right side of the
valley slope often is very close to the water, and rises very
steeply for 2O-3d meters above the base,
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Va11eY Floor: at f1rZt narrow; below Gr. Xarlowito (vel. Kar1ovioo), it
io 450-700 meters wide, ooverid with rneadowc and 4rab1Q land,
,
Rnd can bo oroeced on foot.
Croaoin as 10 road brill es `(RD h260,Nwibera 17,35), 9 Loot brid~ee, 5 rail-
road bride.
valloy Dams oonutruotion planned on the 3eniea River nor luzr.
I;ower Deteohwa (Dol- "Bova, I~oznoveka i cva)
Uoi htu of Va11cy 1evatonu: uplende which, prtioularly on the right
eido, me doneely woodod and very dtL'fio4t to orous on foot.
31oAo0 of Va11cy: au far as Roznau a, Rt, (oznov pod idhoatom), ~lopos are
steop and jagged; often and close to the water with reeky edges;
gener& ly are wooded 1o w down to tho foot; c=an be cro?uad only on
roads paths,
Below Roznau aa- R-, only the upper ?eotion$ of the slopes
ara rather sk,eep and woodod; towardc t`he vct11oy floor, there are ex-
tanded, modcrately sloping foothills which can bo oroueed on foot,
and which are oovored with arable lnd, pc~nturos or wooda-
VcXLeY Floor: is 200-400 meters wido to [toznau a, R,, and then widens to
1 kilometar- situated oloue to the xriver care pautures ?ind willow
coppices; farther awry from tho river are meadows, fields and
numerous tress - than be crossed on foot -
Crossings, 4 rotd bridgos (D 4260, Nurnbers lg, 26), 3 foot bridges,
1 railroad bridge (RR 4260, Mumber 6).
etachwa, NainTrttnk of the River (Recva)
hoi hts of Valley lnvationu~ partly flat, cu1~-ivated hilly land; partly
wooded mountc.inous land, ospecicillY the right side between Bodonstadt
(Potstat) and Gr. A1ajed (,Vel- Ujed), he valley is narrow from
Cernotin-Kelo, to 1"ohr- ,'Ieiaakirchen-
Slopes of Valle~r: on the right gido, tho elopes are, in general, gont y
roll.inkt, cultivated and easy to oroas on foot, (With thn exception
of the aroa between Carnotin and M ehr, Weisskirohen where the
' valley slopes and very close to the river, are steep and wooded,)
,
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Qn tie 1oi't eitto trou~ Po to 4 to f+ ot4 Joao, U.o o1e gee ire
,iodor~~toly atoo;, oAVe~'~ a11Vt1~j with w~ode iM irt1? with ;rib1A
1~ d t t1 ~u1 a1o~e tc the river, stwe&fl Tp ~1ttR M Thoth (Tyn)
trig d~C CQ pro tQCp, wooded > t fop the river, c1trftCUtt to
cjl foot,C1ac~o to ha r vcr; othor-ie4, the olcioo On he
loft ~itlo Fire f1t t, cultiVF. tocl r it Q.ic.y to cr~i t~c~ on. fnat,
s oQ~'t ie-` a1u~otere wtdo ~t ft r k~o Lei,nik (Lipflik-) i
4t~11Y
howevor, fvom t e Carnotin-Kc C r i1ro ~ ttt~ n to &~ova e ft?: r,
I~~~ien~Rirc4}ot , it i we1, tt 7 -10th :ter. Fitt LOi)flLk
to y1ort u (rorov) it to $ 4 1,t1o,ilotera !,Ii(1o, tGf ter t tt t -fit
A~
cot oiutc r t1 i~t3 Bch River 1o~-1n~o,, .V 11o:P fioor
to .ii1y ~2'~ii'a1C 1~ nd 'ttl?t occE~ot~) t'l ~ts; pove ircr ~u tho
; tLrf wt oc1Qd; ct r~ bo cx'oeeoct on foot. A1n: ` tiro rlvor haxa
bran1n
often cr t~s'aF+o avc~CrQ~r ~::ith 11owo,
Crosoi;je~ 11 rrac1 'i rtd, eQ (83 4859, Niarbcr 36 turd 3D 4 OO, Nunibnr
19), 3 frmt bric :oo, 3 rti.ilror~d. bri ors (AR 4259, TLt bor 2),
BistriC-Baoh - 8yetric8
Right tributary of the Ctc11a==nr. River. 8etwe?n ac3dow (w rthwoet of
Kooxiiraetz) t~tLd the mouth of the river (tit Ch1urte6), there rre onerally wet
i,ottctow vrilleyv, the main COfl Of the river fa 2-3 n~etere wide ana, at the
moe~t, 1 i~iotor cleei~; f3 ods occur often, At l4unh1b&iCh the river ie 1-3 metore
r:
wide rt~ad 1 iter cto.
nltitz - 331t~nico
Right tributary of the Wottawa (Otwa). ~-ownetre tnt from ?racititz
a, wido .uec~.do'a vn.lley, which is r;,they rntrohy trfct of Wodmau (Vodneny)
there ie
( or~cts, drt.~inu11Lce and ix'rigt.,ticn ditehea).
Oro C siaag s 333 4352, Nwiioar 38,
Width= 15 motors ~ier,r W?dnt~u; Morth of Rotivt, 20 iaeters; fi'ect~xantly
nw(th1)Y b I fr as the mouth of the a'iver,
ne;?thi Divot is sha11ow but the bottom i.e stirt?~,~; y.
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va11ey i:r ; 4t' u 1a@~ ~~ 43, I~ ur .~1,
oicu1 is~a
Te river ie Q 1Ytt1o-~iaart rice ~ionr tt:~ u~;~er oouro~
t9 S-,iid,M' (-3i rdi~ry). Vp to Ohl u ioo, tho a r ~,~t~~1o oouxof' is obatrua~
tIQP durit> the 1h ;!rater otti e (v r'y t vct11(';1 Yith flooded m?-
owe). Ric@r~t1y ;Ive1 work ht 1no G to a u.1 to th@ 'iv@r (con-
itruction of dilc ). A VRlloy dam ie ial Tied oz; he Jr~varkn Rivor
1i1oar B ;,d Bolohrr 1.
'@1, - OIle
Lt tributr~'y d ' t1 a 1i re (Lttb?) ; r ~ioy Sloe?s; ~tc~oj~ ;~t
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~co ~v~rt ~~ too ~~~~i~~o~ ~zt ~ ~o~rQCO ~oicw ~o~u, t~Mo
ia~ a~k~ bu c~~oa~oc~ ~~ ~~u~V~ vo~~c~o~~ lac ?~r~~~o
~~~ ~o~~~~ry~
~ tea ~ooti~~~~ ~bAV~ ~abit~o~l~u(Tov~aov~
~'~~~dal ~-~11~~`A~~ ~
V~17.Q,~t ~~r~~rr~ly bro~d~
.. 1 ~'1e4r~ nutt~~rouo dQOi~uous wooc~a~ ~~r~f~o, atn~.~t
Y~.~;_oy
~~~oo~s o~ w~tar, awa, ~lt~'a1~oo, wntur voina; vory
~i~'~io~a~t to a: o~~ u~: ~oo~~~
t off' V~~~~.1oy ~lcv~~tiou~~ ~'rou~ t~1~?~otN to ~~~>`~~~a~~
~o ~
~o,r Iwo from t~1o rivo~~ ~ rlrc n~~sy to ero~p on ~oot~
y
3~~""'_'....`---~''ror~> ~oeda~~ to t%~d P~~tt~~
!~;~otrti~ctiono ~4t ~~or~-~~~ atc~tox ~t,~;e ~,erindo~ it is, in
~araor,~~.,
~~ ;got ~'dre'~`~~.e~
b(~-~~ n~ot~xs to ~,~orn;~r~t; ~M~u~ m4t~rs to Z~t~Lrc~18~~~
`T iatl~
~~~1(~ ~rCtp1 }1C?~`~3 ~iCi t1YQ ~;1~11~t~>,, ~'~ is ~~J~~~~~ nlotors~ V~3~n~
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Ua~~~~ va~~ ~~ua~~~~~~; ~~~-~~ ~a~ara ~aa~ ~ror~ ~l~a
aj~~ua.~ce w1t~ tt~a ~~~ ~iYa~~ to ~uor~t; ~~~-
~~6 ~a~ara ~aa~ ~~~ ~~ad~~r-~ wa~ar o~~~a) t? ~~a ~ou~~~
~~Yar Sot~a~a~ a~`i a4voro~ wi~t~ ~~~ In s~r~a ~~~oca
tea 1~?~or o~ ~~ud ~a L?l.6 r~e~ara ~i~~
~~at ba ~~ro~~Q~~ (~uatri~) b~~~ka era bo~~Y end ~?6
u~a~oro ~i~i+ Ara moa~~y aogarod~ ~vi~l~,~r~oay ~~a~~na~
~artl~ar ~AwnatrQOm~ b~;~lca pro fZ~t end oovarod v~ th
o~nd,
~ii~h ~~~tor ~I~~;Qt in t~tio oxrri~ ~n~l: ~~ttu for ~o?lg
dye; fla~~de '~zjo~d atrQt~ahoa of t~~a v~~ltoy ~loor- ~r~
tioux~,rly ~~t ~~~a oo~~fluo~~c~- wit~~ t~~o x~~~y~ ~ivar;
ti~~~~-tar ~~ipao ~~bout 1~ ~3 ~a torn
~'1oa~,a. ~0'~Qt~ ~ i~j E! ~~~A~TIr ~o~~ ~~?~Q lowor cour~~e u~ ~~~o
rivar 1~do~uoe Ilia ~c~nubo c~ti4~~~oe t~~e tv~~t~ra to beck
u~j; wntar ri~aa ?ap to 6 raett~r~~
toe Oovort f~,a1d ~rtill~ory cc~~ b? tr~x~i~ortea ~craaa its
too ~xea~.e~ c e~~d of Jr~nu~~,r;~ ~~nd basin-~in~ ~f ~'obri~~ery~
~'ordoc cat Kopo~~ os~d Koh?nnu ~Auotrio) d~arir~~ s~arrnt~l
i~oxioda of ~rr~tar ~tr:~e~ D~arln~ law w~~t~-r et~e th?
tawor aourao of the i~~rch c~ c~eo be fardea in pLn~esa~
far ?x~npl,e nor And?rn (Au~strie,)
v~t~ey i 3. ~ ki~o~~~gto too t~ti88 near ~oAdiri~; ~~ ~ ki~.omstarn
wide r~o~r Lr~ndehut (L~~z1~at); 7?9 kil~a~netFxa wida
near Hohonau (Au~tri+~j
vnl~ey ~'~,aor ~ horny ox ~o,ndy; l~~.s ~~ny f~.~od ~lnina end
~v~tex veins; Jiff ic~1t to cro~o on foot,
~ai~~~ta of Vn,,1ey ~tavo,tion~t lows ~erst~y e~,api~~~ wolf,
oultiv~ted~ ~ownetre~n from thn confluencm with the
Thaye, to ;Qrn (~luotxia) ~ the elo~?e on tho right
~Auetrian) aide a,re r~o~e to the river o~d deacand to
the valley floor with otse;~ mud walie~ ~ownptreem
from Theban-~teuctaxf (~ev3~n~pr~ Vnt~)~ tha olapaa on the
.eft oide drop oteaply to Ilia rivar~ ~ownatream from
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Road brides t ~8 409, Numbers 5G, 62~ 8g, 71; ~8 4060,
~~umbers 7~, 7~, 74,'~7~
~rfoldau .. Vlteve,
Left tributnxy of the Elbe; amptie~r into the lat
ter na~t-
~~
~r~~
~~
arwlly riot much of ~ obetructiou,
treag; bea0mee DO~ne~i~!~~,t widlsr c~~rortl;~ b~e~'oro pilaon (l~loen) ~ GQn~.
meters deep Cute rota ~ naxrow~ apirztil valley wit teep~ wooded
becomes etivollen rapidly At mediure w~barp ~1~ 74, ~~~ ~Q- 8~ ~~
~tul,~bar ~~~
~r~.~oi~o i~~ol~t~u ~r `,,olf~~a~~ac~,~',l~lfou Str4~~~), ar~mt of
Kupcl~wc~rd~ (~~unzvc~rt) ~ flaws throti~h away lowl~~n~m; ham
n vu,llmy dra~it conotructiott of whiol~ im not oo~i~latod~ with
a ~,~-t~etar wi~m br?ck; rotor f~ o~zort narrow rtretoh~ the
river le~tao into maarmhy land n?ax F'uc~~axle~
~a,~,te i~~O]~~u - ~ttitd?r~a '~'ltnvc~~
~emr~rka
q~unorully n~~,rrow~ ~~r~rtial~ly rooky river b?d.
lac ~,bund~ya~t flow of water orgy t~fta~ rainm taa1d
when the ottoar ma].ta.
V~ley broad?nm out; wet m?adow~
River bottom ie ar~ndy and n~rehy in carte,
~etw?en ~chwar~ee xreu~z and Pa: kfried~ t~~ore a,rQ ~w~mpy,
~e~ty mec~dowm (Tate Au} ~ whicl1~ ?ven in ary weather Dean be travel-
ed, X by 1i,~ht vehicles on1y~ The eunetruction cif ~ vt~.ley
~r~n ne,~r S~~.nau (Zelnava) ~lCX~I~ ie planned for the vary Hoar
~ow~n~a ~tri:~`~+~
future (19~g)y~ end the artificial ln,l~e~ie expeotad to extend
west of Wallern, '
~, Upper Moldeu frodm ~w~nwo~.~ (Oh~,um) to ~tohenfurth ~Vy~mi
~raa)
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A@raxarks
River bottom s sandy acid marshy; banks rare at?ep~
Aa,nks are re~ulabed; velooiby u~ aurrent is ~5 meters
per aeoond~
Ri~1~t banks ground is nob ~~r;~. Leib banks firm ~round~
8is e,re ra~ulated; voloaity of aurrent is .5 metors per
seoond~
River bottoms firm sand e,nd gavel bed; banks arg flat;
galley bsoomas narrow and rocky; ~ bhero are rids
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R~ka aro xoatad; velao~~y o~ au~ront io , ~ motors for
Ri~r~t b~~~1ct moadowa~ I+o~t bci poor Mold path
Rift bE~ paor f cold p~~h~ Loft b~k~ ~QOd f'io3~d
p~~
~o th banks ~ ~' iold pat~im ~ -
Ri~ht b~k~ ~raund io not f'ix~i~ Left bank = f'iold pntl~a,
.~
River bottoic~ is a~~ndy a~~d mnxshy~
~pproc,ol~ by road on both banks,
River bobto~t is loa~~y and raa,rphy~
Appraaoh by road ot~ both banl~s~
Riv?r bottor~ is lanmy and marshy
troth banko s poor ~ie1d pc>,ths~
River bottom hae ooarse ~r~.ve], end is samewh~.t toy and
rr~r~y in i~cirts; banks nre eto?p,
River bottom ie aruady rid gravelly; banks ar? stn?p;
volooity a~ aurrent io ,~ ?-etera per oacond~
8o b~ banks ? ~3eld i~~ths
Sb~ep b~a~ics which ~~ro c~~rshy in rtes
pest m~ nde
River bottom is sandy and lo~mmy; b~~l~s are st?sp~'
(xable on pa~;~e 61a~
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rN~ ~~~1
(Toufo~ou~uar ? ~ov~~ ~ ~ `r`~~~~ o~~~ 8~anb~x~f
~li~ry a~=~~~ (with aro~s~ra lo~~~ to tho ~~~or
f~atory ~1~~ power p~~t) aura a~~` from the ~o~d~,u
band,
~1var ~,ottors o etany; b~:p +~ro ra~~~tod; YQlooity off'
ourren~ io , "~ c~otoro per soo9nd,
~'u~r~~~ry~ !~t no~~~l wat~r st~o~ t~~e ~~~ol~a~~ ~o ~or~~blo ~t
x~ny pl~~coa; ~~t ~~~~~1~ w~.tor at~~o~ t~~e rigor ~o ~ aor~aidoral~le o'batruo-
tion, ~~i~h wry=tor auto in rr~~~~dly ~~ftar rein ~~r~d wh?n tY~e snow molts
but subsides ~~uiokly~ ~'lo ~d?~L ~~iA~~dowa at~~y wet ~X for ~ lot~or g~oriod
of ti,Ne+ X1;0 ~;;~rrow ~rc~llox balo~~ k;o>=~~1~~~.easl ~,Ff~ul~ t~~~~~e trooi~ ~~~~~+~-
rct?~~t? oonal~er~~bly,
3, Ua~~yar ~riolcl~~,u froth ~Io~~@nf~~rtl~ - V;rr~,?i Rrod to ~oej~m, BuawQis
~'i'P~ble o~~ 1'~~0 ~~)
Rgtttc~~~l;s
~teop slo~~os an loft side of v~~,11ay; v~~tlley beonr~tms More
n~rro w,
Riva~r bottom is sc~si~,y tend ~~rr~vela,y; bt~n?:a ara re~~tl~ted,,
Velocity of c~~rrertt is , G-1 motor ~aor second,
5itnilnrl;v ~t soi3dr river bottom,
Rocky ~or~e, ~lopas on east silo e.ra often interrupted
by moder~~toly steop~ ~~rood?d slopoct aid slo;~eg
covered with meti3,dowltanc~, R~,rt of the road h~,s
bean b1~~sted into t`h`e rocks,
River bottom ie sandy and gravelly; river bed cuts deeply
into the ground, There are a, Few rocky slopes;
s~~c~~
ot~~orwise usually staep ~,rrd oxtrem~-ly gassy
slopes whioh Flatten out nt the to~a~
Velooity of ourrent is , 7 ntQtQr~ ,per second,
goad, open t~tec~dow galley, River is up to 1~0 meters
wide in pla0es; river bottom is m~,rrshy,
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a~~ry~ ~.~ ~'cr N, I~ow~o~xear-~ ~ro~ ~oi~or~rt~~~ ~~o l~io~c~au ~s
~~au~~~b~a for ~~~~ fan ah~~~~ ~~ro~r~d.o~ tho w~t~ ~ta~o
o~x3~~t*o~~ aro ~'a~ror~~-~o~ ~1~aro are aw~oro~o ~'ard~ a~
~or~F~~ orator ~ta~e~
~~ l~lid~~a -loldau ~'r~r-~ ~ooh~~ ~~~c~wa~~ - C, ~~cdo~vViae to tea
~unot~o~~ w~t1~ tho ~f~~aw~~ ? ~~~ k~~om?toro; total ,~rod~ont
~a ~~~ ~ u~otaro,
lator be the ante ~`or corretruotion of ta.n ~,rtl~'i-
o~~a,~ lt~ke, At regent there e,ra r~p~da (~t~ Johonn~
h?re~
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RQ~~~,rlce
Fl~bt ~%~ok~~do~-1E~~~o~ ~'xotoato~ ~a;,f d,~1~u u~~ bo~~~ o~r~os~
~Q~~io~~ work i~~~a peon ~oY~Q~
~`ori~~e ~, 1~~~~0, Vo~,ooity of aurrar~t ~a ~~~7 rnetere
~jer eoo~~d~ Tharo sire ao~i? fare a~ ~~
noru~r{~, tv~t:tor at,~~0, Conatr~.otiou crf tl~e
v~~lley~
E~jxL~~o ~~~ro P~.+.xtirilly i~~aoceoa~ble, ~o~matrectm from
Purk~~rao~ t~~ero Ala ~~ foot ~e,tY~ on t~~e loft
bank
valley ~,e ~~0-C~q motets wSde~ ~ol~~i ltnld~,uthe~n
v~.lle~ ip ~t,lty~-yr~ de~~j~ ~y~,a steep slo~~ea; the
ra~~da ~~a~ae ~~~,jz~,~ ourYQS, Tr~i.fflo through t}~g
rlvor vr`lley ~e n~7t ~~oe~iblo~
Valley bro~~der~e out for ~ short d~et~~oe; t~1?r~ ~~;ain
beonmoe ~ vory narrow wnoded ~ox~e~ wl~loh w~l
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~) ~o~~~iytio~ ~rQ~aota ~~~
~' Tea ~AO~o~~r~ a~ tea ~O~d~u ~~var bad below 8~dweia
~a pled ~~r~d l~~a bcon atar~od,
~~ Cooatod w~ti~ too ~er~~~ tarrgb~~,l for groao~~ ~ the
~'~att~~v'~ (ot~~i~,""~~ ~ p~vod rc~~~
At tP~ia ~ol~~t, tl~o ~~ol~,u ~a r~o loo~or ~ord~,~ila, N~Y~~~bl4
~ror~ ~oa~ra~eo~~ ~~~d4~~~o on, ~awi~at~^a~rg ~~ :~~~~i~;r~'bJ~o ~`or o~~i~a from
~Ul~-~~0 tone, Ro~~~oon ~a~~lr~~d ~~~ ~~oo~jow~~~, ~a~~r~or~ ~oc~r~d Ana
~toal~ow~tc rao~ ror~~a rQridor r~c~Y~~c~t~o~ m?ra dif~~ault, ~ta~~,r,~bo~~t~
~t'~~Yd~ ~~S'OJ'I ~ato0~ti0t~'itz t0 ~rt~uQ,
Tl~a ~lc;xl for c~~E;lib~ttio~~ ~~ t~~e ,~~idd1Q ~oot!o~ ~,~ t~~o
~~old~,u ~l~~otrQ~u~1 to ~8udwa:~o w~sa ~t~rr~ad ~~~ Jul~f 1~~~`~ tirit~~ ~~1e ba~
~i~u~it~ o~ t~~c oo~~atr~ctior~ of tY1Q ~tealtiovice ~.ocke (A~ ~t0~~~r~t~bor
1~J) ~ oo~~etruotiox~ oi' t~~o ~ollnwir~~~ looks is ~j~.t~~1r~?d (u~~at~e~m ,
V~o~ ont~r~~l?tioal of t?~~,Q ~j~ja,~eot, t~~e I~CoI~l~,~ will dim
~~~ ~~ total vo~.um~ of X16, ~ y~~i~l~lco~ oubia metero off' w~~~cr, ~~nd will
be r:ti co~~aid?r~~ble o'aotr~actSo~, ,e olection frn~~~ Vr~.~e to K~myk will
o~~~~r;or~odly be rat vi;;~~b1Q ~'or l,~~r~-ion c~ta~'t,
~. I~In~tXr~k~ Ri~rot~ ~ro~,~ t}~g ~'u~iction vrit'1 t~~o S~~~ti~,~t~ .River to
tl~o ~anfluor~ce tvith t~~e Elbe River
Rem~xke
~? ldold.~,~ v~~l~ay r:1c~ ~~r up ca ~tochovic~
ie filled b~~ tho t~~rti~ici~l ~.~~te fbrm~d
by tie edri~ee df /oaks cat Vr~~e,
nn ~tho left bt~~~~~ ie t~ wide raved far motor
vek~iolea (eee Vx, Number 1~,
River bottom ip ~,t first o~on~y ~x~d thsn ~~dy,
~~~e ~~.r~a ~es~or~-l~.y re~ul~tr~d, ~w3 me~ere l~i~l~,
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~lr~~i rev?r w~1~s wl~~a~ ou~'i'~oo ~'ox X11 ~r~i,t?r a~~~ao~
~~
rbor
~ar1~ Or,
~`ut~ot~ox~ o~ i-1~o 1~~nl~t~~~ ti~~~t~~ tl~o ~lbo,
Ju~~ot~ot~ off' t~~o t~;~il~c r~- ec~a~~.1 ~~-it~~ tl~~e ~1,be,
~~'ao~~~otoa an ~7r~~o u~)
LOC~?~ ~~ro ~~ut pu~~'~,C~Bn~; C~~t~trl~Ct~.A~~ 0~ ~. ~!Q~r t~~tl~ C. OWOr
+~1~tr~t i~z ~o~baba, f s ~l~.r~Led to ro~l~,oe tlzo far-~er. Ro~;ulr~tion +?-orl~
to bo do~~e i~?rr ~xo~r~, ~.~~ I~~up,
~l~e ~,u~~l~r~ry o~.~i~ l~otarocn Vrr~nrat~y ~s~~ ~~nr~~~ (88 3~~u), 9.8
~~~Oitl8~-~3k'~ ~OYI~~ ~~ ~~~ ~ i!l~tc~1^A tt'~C~g ~,t t~l@ 1~o~itt~~t ~tT1~ ~~It~~X
~~5 ~~etora d?e~, x~-e bottor~ rind ~Io~7oo of o~~:nt~~ axe qtr?n~thQri~~ and
~~.~1t~,y 1~ned with concrote~ 'Iho r,~,~1o of ~.nc~~ne o~ t~:a urlderwatax
olo~~e~ ~~ ~. _~~ Oxne~~n~a t 3 xaad br~d,~efa, ~ 'not bx~c1~Q~, 1 rc,~J,ro~,d
br~d,~e (~o Luzc ou~~.r rn~ finery)
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'~-' xbcr,
~1v?r botto~~~ io ~rr~tvQ~1~~~
Roo~r~ ~~ ~~IF~coo~
I~~rbor,
Illu~trr~t~o=~ ~9,
(aoat a~' Vo~,tru~y), lir+rbor~
~ ~ ~~ F~ ~ t
8rr.~~o~1i~~~ out of t1~a dl~~u Y~~ v~~,~, ion o~nal~
~tx~h w~tex ata~? normally occurs ~n t~~e epr~r-~; 11~~~ watex
she ~r~ ~~~e summer ra~oee watex lave/ ~~ ~o ~ m?~exa
(sea le~~~h ~ro~'~le, ~a~,~e ~"),, but ~~vea x~se ~o ~'lood,~
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Low w~~tor et~a~ uou~lly ~ror~ ~a~to,abo~ to ~a~omb
or,
~i~vi~~b~o ~'or 1~4c~0-tion o~~~~~a; ~ta~afi~o~ti t~r~'~'~o
~dditlo;~~~ 2n~Or~and~On
~o OdrAU tl~ore io ~ nmrrow ~~o~u~t,~in Vr~xay; ~~~a
villo~Qa wibh I~ou~?~ b~i1~t o1on~ ~~ oia~~le
~troat ~~~ltoa Odertnl), ~ivor bed ~~ ro~.~
~lc~,ted ~ Not ~~n obotr~otion~ V~1lay ~lope~
r{r4 otoe~~ n.nd wooded, ~own~tre~m Exam Odr~u
tale mo~~dow v~llvy broc~do~,s out; i~ ~`re~~ently
wet, ~`~uit arc~so,r~,~~
~rr~1~r~y trao~led ~~J.r~ii~a~ Vr~,lle~r pl~in~ rare ~-~
kilomet~r~ wide naj~ii~~~~e ditohee; ~~~ere r~ro
fial~ poz~d~ rat it1terv;~~lp vrli~c~~ ;t