1888 High Water Mark, Vltava River, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic
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N 48° 58.405 E 014° 28.686
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In September 1888 there was a flood on the Vltava in Ceské Budejovice. The high water mark is on the meteorological column on Senovážné Square in Ceské Budejovice. / Znacka výšky vody pri povodni v zárí 1888 na Vltave v Ceských Budejovicích.
Waymark Code: WM7CKM
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/05/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member SearchN
Views: 159

[EN]
In 1888, 1890 were two major floods on the Vltava.

The first (1888) were flooded Ceske Budejovice.
The height of water at the flood shows the high Water mark.

It is not too high, but it was flooded a large area. Center City Ceské Budejovice in the plane.

Mark is on the meteorological column on Senovazne Square in Ceske Budejovice at the post office.

 

[CS]
V letech 1888, 1890 došlo ke dvema velkým povodním na Vltave. Pri první z nich byly nejvíce zaplaveny Ceské Budejovice, práve výšku vody pri této povodni ukazuje zancka. Není sice príliš vysoko, ale protože je celá oblast v rovine, bylo zaplaveno velké území.

Druhá byla silnejší v Praze, kde došlo dokonce k prolomení Karlova mostu.

Ke konci 50. let 20. století pokleslo riziko povodní zpusobených Vltavou díky vybudování vodní nádrže Lipno.
Ceské Budejovice postihla až povoden v srpnu 2002.

Znacka je na meteorologickém sloupu na Senovážném námestí v Ceských Budejovicích u budovy .

 

Na sloupu je krome výškové znacky i tabule s nápisem:

C.Budejovice byly založeny
r. 1265 Premyslem Otakarem II.
Nadmorská výška: 387 m.
Celková rozloha:
1546ha 60a 45m².
Pocet obyvatel dle scítání
v r. 1921: 43.961 <2450 vojska>
Pocet domu: 2355.
Zastavená plocha:
138ha 76a 84m².
Verejné sady a detské hrište:
10ha 76a 62m².
Prumerná teplota:
v léte +17.1 °C, v zime -1.6 °C.

Meteorologický sloup
postaven r. 1925
pécí okrašlovacího spolku.
Projektoval a provedl:
J. V. Dušek, Tábor.

Natural or man made event?: Natural

What type of marker?: plaque on column

When did this occur?: September 3, 1888

Website related to the event..: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.
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