Otovský potok
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihočeský kraj
District (town):
Český Krumlov
Village:
Přední Výtoň
Cadastre:
Jasánky
Map sheets:
32-41 Vyšší Brod, 32-411 Přední Výtoň
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
ID:
2983
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Interesting landscape showing two long stages of development. Schwarzenberg Flume, artificial terraces and relics of settlement remember former cultural landscape history. In recent times complex of wetland features formed on the Otov riverlet flood plain. The locality is classified as Nature Reserve and is situated in the Protected Landscape Area Šumava.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of erosional areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
quaternary geology, history
Geological phenomenon:
peat bog
Genesis:
organogenic (activity of organisms)
Rock:
peat
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Šumava
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 2321 (Otovský potok)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Nebyla použita
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 25.10.2010
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 27.02.2018
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2983 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2983.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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