Jugowski Potok
| Jugowski Potok | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
| County | Kłodzko County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | southern slopes of Kozia Równia, Owl Mountains, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| • elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Mouth | Włodzica |
• location | Nowa Ruda, district of Drogosław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Length | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
| Basin size | 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Włodzica → Ścinawka → Nysa Kłodzka → Oder → Baltic Sea |
| River system | Oder basin |
The Jugowski Potok (German: Hausdorfer Bach) is a mountain stream in south-western Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It rises in the Owl Mountains and is a left tributary of the Włodzica, within the Oder basin.[1][2][3]
According to regional and municipal planning documents, the Jugowski Potok is 9.4 km (5.8 mi) long and has a catchment area of 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi).[4][2]
Course
The stream rises on the southern slopes of Kozia Równia in the Owl Mountains, at about 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level. In the official Polish geographical names register, Jugowski Potok is classified as an official named potok (stream) in Kłodzko County.[1]
In its upper course the Jugowski Potok drains the south-western slopes of the Owl Mountains. It flows down the valley of Jugów, and farther downstream reaches Nowa Ruda, where it enters the Włodzica in the district of Drogosław.[2][5]
Hydrology and flood protection
The Jugowski Potok belongs to the Włodzica water body in the Nysa Kłodzka catchment. A state monitoring point designated “Jugowski Potok – powyżej Jugowa” (“above Jugów”) was listed in the Polish Journal of Laws for surface-water assessment.[6]
Recent planning documents for the Nowa Ruda area identify the Jugowski Potok as a stream requiring flood-protection works; one regional strategy lists channel regulation on a section of about 7 km (4.3 mi).[7] In 2025, Wody Polskie announced repair works to the regulatory walls of the stream in Jugów.[8]
Name
The current official Polish name is Jugowski Potok.[1] In post-war Polish official nomenclature, the historical German name was recorded as Hausdorfer Bach.[3] Historical German topographic mapping of the former county of Glatz included the area of Jugów (German: Hausdorf) on pre-1945 Messtischblatt sheets.[9]
Settlements
The river flows through or past the following settlements:
See also
References
- ^ a b c Jugowski Potok, Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych (PRNG), accessed 7 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Fourth amendment of the planning study for the town of Nowa Ruda, Gmina Miejska Nowa Ruda, cited in search result accessed 7 March 2026.
- ^ a b Monitor Polski, No. A-62, 1951, official list of watercourse names, entry: “Jugowski Potok — Hausdorfer Bach”.
- ^ Strategia Subregionu Sowiogórskiego. Koncepcja rozwoju produktu turystycznego z wykorzystaniem walorów Gór Sowich, accessed 7 March 2026.
- ^ Arkusz NOWA RUDA (868), Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny, pp. cited in search result, accessed 7 March 2026.
- ^ Dziennik Ustaw, 2016, item 1967, surface-water monitoring point “Jugowski Potok – powyżej Jugowa”.
- ^ Strategia inteligentnego rozwoju Nowej Rudy do roku 2030, p. 65.
- ^ Remont murów regulacyjnych w m. Jugów w korycie Jugowskiego Potoku, Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie, accessed 7 March 2026.
- ^ Topographische Karten der Grafschaft Glatz, overview of TK 25 / Messtischblatt sheets, including sheet 5365 Langenbielau (1912–1940), accessed 7 March 2026.