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Technical Reports Parts C,D - ICPDR

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<strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Reports</strong> – Part C: Water Quality 31<br />

4.4.1 Network.<br />

The river network of the Carpathian tributaries of the Ukrainian section of the Danube River basin<br />

is presented at figure 4.1.<br />

4.4.2. Channel Cross Sections<br />

There are two gauging cross sections at the Ukrainian section of the river Danube: at the 54 miles<br />

and 115,2 miles from the river mouth. The measurements of the river depths were done August 7,<br />

1998 at the 54th mile with the water level 214 cm above the zero level of the Reni station, and 223<br />

cm above zero level at the 115,2th mile on August 6, 1998. These data are presented in Annexes.<br />

4.4.3. Gradients<br />

The Carpathian tributaries of the river Danube have different gradients along the riverbed. The<br />

upper reaches of the Carpathian tributaries of the Ukrainian section of the Danube rivers have usual<br />

very steep gradient in the very up reaches and are typical mountainous rivers (Table 4.1.).<br />

Table 4.1.<br />

Gradients of the rivers of the Ukrainian section of the Danube River<br />

basin<br />

River<br />

Total altitude changes,<br />

m per km<br />

Mean gradient Weighted mean gradient<br />

Tisza, lower part 10-50 5-10<br />

Tisza, upper part > 50<br />

Black Tisza > 50<br />

Latorytsia 703 3,7 1,8<br />

Siret 435 4,4 4,1<br />

Prut 1577 1,63 0,47<br />

Danube<br />

few cm<br />

4.4.4. Flood Plains<br />

In Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi regions data on flooded lands for the Danube tributaries are not<br />

reported. In Odessa region the area of flooded lands is 176 ha. In Zakarpattia Region area of<br />

flooded lands is 107.500 ha.<br />

The flood events usually occur during spring - summer seasons (mainly during April - July). For<br />

example, during last 25 years the water level in Vylkovo exceeded the flood threshold 15 times,<br />

including complete flooding of Vylkovo in February 1969.<br />

The total area of flooded lands along the main riverbed of Danube depends upon water level (Table<br />

4.2.).<br />

Table 4.2.<br />

The area of flooded lands under different water level (provided the<br />

absence of anti flood constructions) in Ukrainian section of the<br />

Danube River.<br />

Water level elevation, m 0,8 0,9 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 7,0<br />

Flooded lands, Th. ha 0,0 8,4 13,7 27,0 34,2 36,8 38,0 38,4 38,7

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