Changeability of the selected springs’ regime in the area of Gorce and Beskid Wyspowy Mountains

The paper considers the regime of springs which flow out in the area of the top parts of two catchments of Mszanka and Kamienica springs located in the we-stern part of The Beskid Wyspowy Mountains and in the north-eastern part of The Gorce Mountains. The analyzed regime consists of the measurements of the spring water efficiency and temperature (quantitative) and the results of the chemical analyses of the water samples (qualitative). The quantitative regime of springs was measured once, frequently and systematically (stationary), whereas the qualitative regime was measured frequently two to six times. The carried out research indica-tes that in the tested area of Mszanka catchment 192 springs occur and in the Ka-mienica catchment - 33 springs. The efficiency of springs which were analyzed once in the Mszanka catchment ranged between 2,0-200,0 dm3 ∙ min-1, with the water temperature of 5,0-13,0ºC. Most frequently the gravity springs and hillside springs, qualified by Meinzer to V-VI classes flew out of the Krosno Beds, then from the Kanina Beds and from eocene spilosites. On the other hand, in the area of the Kamienica catchment, the efficiency of the springs which were measured once, ranged between 2,0 and120,0 dm3∙min-1, with the water temperature ...