CHANGES OF THE GROUND WATER REGIME IN THE AREA LOCATED BETWEEN THE RIVERS DANUBE AND TISZA
J. Szalai
ABSTRACT. – Changes of the groundwater regime in the area located between the
Rivers Danube and Tisza. Flatlands, especially the Great Hungarian Plain (also
known as Alföld) play a significant role in the economic life of Hungary and
play a determining role in agriculture and sylviculture. The hydrographical
relations of flatlands define the framework of crop farming, within this the
changes and movement of ground water in space and time.During the last decades
the ground water regime of the Great Hungarian Plain has gone through
significant changes. In certain regions, especially in the higher parts of the
area located between the Rivers Danube and Tisza (also known as Duna-Tisza köze)
the ground water level was significantly and permanently below the average of
many years, which created new conditions and risks mainly for agriculture and
forest management.
Key words: flatland, alluvial plain, groundwater, groundwater monitoring well,
ground water level decline, risks, natural environment.