General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Domašov u Jeseníka
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1424, 14244
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 841

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The highest waterfall in the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. as high as 28 metres. It is formed of a system of cascades and rapids. Surrounding rocks are formed of biotitic and muscovitic-biotitic gneiss showing a retrograde metamorphosis.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geomorphology, hydrogeology
Geological phenomenon: waterfall, rock
Genesis: aquatic (water activity)
Rock: gneiss, phyllite, metatuff, qurtzite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Jeseníky
Conflicts of interests: tourism, forestry

References

Fišera, M. a kol. (1987): Základní geologická mapa ČSSR 1 : 25 000 list 14-244 Karlova Studánka. - ÚÚG Praha. Kavalcová, V. (1989): Chráněná území CHKO Jeseníky, metodický materiál pro dobrovolné spolupracovníky. - Zpravodaj CHKO Jeseníky 1. Ostrava. Kříž, V. (1994): Vodopády severní Moravy a Slezska. - Čas. Slez. Muz. Opava, A., 43, 35-44. Opava.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Aichler Jaroslav, 10.11.94
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 02.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 841 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-18]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/841.

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