Summary:

The aim of the paper was to develop the assessment of the conveyance of the main ditch R of the Łączany drainage system based on the results of surveying and hydraulic calculations. This ditch is the main element of the drainage system, eliminating the effects of damming the waters of the Vistula with the Łączany barrage. The analysis also took into account the influence of engineering structures, such as culverts and siphons. In the first stage of the analysis, hydraulic calculations were made without taking into account culverts and siphons. Calculation of the hydraulic conditions of water flow in the ditch channel was done for the neglected condition (first variant) and condition after maintenance (second variant). In the second stage of calculations, the influence of engineering constructions on the neglected condition (third variant) and the state after maintenance operations was taken into account (fourth variant). It was found that the conveyance of the R-ditch, determined in accordance with the established assumptions of the first variant and the second variant, indicate that almost the entire length of the R-ditch, its conveyance is lower than specified in the design assumptions. It was shown that the additional conveyance limit is caused by engineering constructions, i.e. culverts and siphons. The main reason for the limited conveyance is the poor technical condition of the ditch sections, on which the cross-sections with inadequate conveyance have been determined.