Charakteristics of the Lakes in Radunia River Catchment According to the EU Water Framework Directive

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Author	Jarzębińska, T.
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	Radunia River is the tributary of Motława which flows into Vistula River. The length of Radunia is 104.5 km and the catchment area 861 km. Catchment area of Radunia River is characterized by many lakes and rivers. Essential parts of the catchment consist of agricultural land (52%) and forests (38%). The main functions of the catchment area are agriculture, tourism, and recreation. There are 68 lakes in Radunia River catchment. Their total area is 34.4 km, corresponding to 4% of the whole basin. Many lakes have been physically modified over the years. In 1908 1937 8 hydraulic power plants were constructed and put into operation on Radunia River. To increase the energy potential of Radunia River 3 control weirs were installed. Their aim was to control the outflow from the lakes. Apart from the production of electric energy, the water of Radunia River and its tributaries were widely used for propelling of turbines in the mills. Recently appeared a very important and new user of water from Radunia River i.e. water intake for the City of Gdańsk. According to the EU WFD Radunia River catchment was divided in to 12 water bodies. In the paper the main problems of the water resources management in the catchment are presented. The typology, reference conditions and establishment of objectives for the lakes are also described.
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