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DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17721\/2306-5680.2025.1.1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrology, Hydrochemistry and Hydroecology. 2025. \u2116 1(75)
<\/a>Publication language: <\/strong>Ukrainian
Authors:
<\/strong>Khilchevskyi V.K., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article is devoted to the study of hydrography and water resources of the territory of Slovakia. The main European watershed divides the territory of the country into two parts: 96% belongs to the Black Sea basin, and 4% to the Baltic Sea. The length of the country’s river network is 44,943 km; its density is from 0.25 km\/km2<\/sup> to 1.8 km\/km2<\/sup>. The Danube is the largest transit river, the Vag is the largest river that is entirely within the territory of the country. According to the hydrographic zoning, carried out in accordance with the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive, 2 river basin districts (RBD) are distinguished – the Danube and the Vistula. The Danube RRB is divided into 9 sub-basins.<\/em>
The vast majority of the country’s lakes (up to 200 reservoirs) are located in the Tatra Mountains (Tatra Lakes). The largest among them is Ve\u013ek\u00e9 Hincovo pleso (area \u2013 0.2 km2, maximum depth \u2013 53 m). The largest reservoir (19 in total) is located on the river. Libra, where they form a viscous cascade; most artificial reservoirs were built in the second half of the 20th century.<\/em>
The average annual volume of total renewable water resources in Slovakia is 50.1 km3<\/sup>\/year, of which 25% are internal (local) water resources (12.6 km3<\/sup>\/year), and 75% are external water resources (37.5 km3<\/sup>\/year). Indicator of total water resources per 1 person \u2013 9196 m3<\/sup>\/year, internal water resources per 1 person \u2013 2299 m3\/year. During 1995\u20132021, there was a significant reduction in the use of water resources in the country. Thus, the total withdrawal of surface water decreased by 3.3 times \u2013 from 781.1 million m3<\/sup> (1995) to 240.3 million m3<\/sup> (2021). The reduction of water use by industry took place as follows: in agriculture \u2013 by 4.5 times; in industry \u2013 3.7 times; in municipal water supply \u2013 1.4 times. Structure of water use in 2021: industry \u2013 74.7%; communal water supply \u2013 19.9%; agriculture \u2013 5.4%. The country’s water resources are managed on a basin basis by the Slovak Water Resources Management Company. The country has a modern institutional structure of water resources management.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords:<\/em><\/strong> hydrography, water bodies, hydrographic zoning, river, lake, reservoir, water resources, management, Slovakia.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Khilchevskyi, V.K. (2025). Hydrography and water resources of Slovakia. Hidrolohiia, hidrokhimiia i hidroekolohiia<\/em> [Hydrology, Hydrochemistry and Hydroecology], 1 (75), 6-19 (in Ukrainian, abstr. in English). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17721\/2306-5680.2025.1.1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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