The exhaustion of water resources in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship in drought conditions in 2015
2019
Solarczyk, A., Nicolaus Copernicus Univ. in Torun (Poland) | Kubiak-Wojcicka, K., Nicolaus Copernicus Univ. in Torun (Poland)
The aim of the paper is to present the spatial diversity of water resources in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship during the drought in 2015. The region’s area is characterized by the lowest average annual precipitation in Poland, the lowest water resources and high water demand associated with intensive plant production. Hydrological research was carried out in September 2015 in 145 measurement points on various rivers. Despite the low precipitation recorded in August 2015 at the majority of meteorological stations, the volume of the specific discharge from the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region was characterized by high variability. The largest specific discharges were recorded for rivers located in the northern part of the region whose sources are located in the Pomeranian Lake District, i.e. Brda and Wda (over 2 dm3 sE−1 kmE−2) and the Masurian Lake District (Drwęca over 1 dm3 sE−1 km E−2). The smallest specific discharges (less than 0.5 dm3 sE−1 kmE−2) were recorded in the catchments located in the Kuyavian region (Tążyna, Zgłowiączka and Noteć) in the southern part of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship and from the Osa River catchment. These areas are intensively used for agricultural purposes. The use of surface water resources as a potential source of irrigation water for crops can only be taken into account in connection with groundwater resources.
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by Fundamental Library of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
