Geomorphological development of the lower part of the Vydra river basin

Abstract

The paper contains characteristics and description of surface forms which were studied in one of the most important geomorphological areas of the Sumava Mis. The authors present results of the detailed geomorphological investigation and mapping of genetically remarkable lower part of the river Vydra which flows through the Svojšská upland and the Kvilda plain. The region is characteristic of conspicuous manifestations of Neogene and Quaternary uplifts which gave rise to extreme erosional activity. Abundant cryogenic forms are described in detail, too. An attention has aIso been paid to structural and erosional- denudation forms occurring in the area under consideration. AII the studied features are demonstrated in a synoptic geomorphological map.