{"id":32907,"date":"2024-03-15T16:29:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/broz.sk\/water-flows-again-through-the-vojcianske-side-arm\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T16:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:34:59","slug":"water-flows-again-through-the-vojcianske-side-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broz.sk\/en\/water-flows-again-through-the-vojcianske-side-arm\/","title":{"rendered":"Water flows again through the Voj\u010dianske side arm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A\u00a0successful restoration of a\u00a0Danube side arm<\/span><\/h2>\r\nIn the past, the Voj\u010dianske side arm was part of the so-called of the <\/span>inland Danube delta<\/span><\/a> – a system of free-flowing river branches. After the construction of the Gab\u010d\u00edkovo Water Works, most of the water was diverted to the hydroelectric power plant through the supply channel, which resulted in cutting off the entire branch system from the Danube. The characteristic water dynamics disappeared from the territory, sediments, gravel and nutrients stopped flowing, which was reflected in the overall quality of floodplain habitats. Some parts of the arms were covered with sediments, others were artificially filled in, and the territory was divided by a network of forest roads. This is also the case of the <\/span>lower Voj\u010dianske side arm<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”32881″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]In addition to the dry and poorly watered sections, the problem here was also the pipe culverts, which did not have the capacity to transfer a sufficient amount of water under the forest roads crossing the side arm. During floods, which this habitat needs for its existence, they used to get clogged. This limited the flow of water that would have washed away the sediments. In addition to the inability to transfer flow, clogged pipes also represented barriers to fish migration.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]