Sió-csatorna

Reconstruction in progress

It was interesting to see, but honestly nothing lasting ... Let's say ticked! :)

Sió and Sárvíz in the 18th century. It was accompanied by a huge swamp belt occupying a large area in the 16th century. A relatively rare network of settlements has developed in the swampy areas visited by the floods. Dorogh developed relatively farther from the Sárvíz, so he did not endanger the everyday life of the village with his pourings. Of course, the inhabitants of the settlement lived in the flooded countryside from the utilization of the floodplain: fishing, hunting, reed cutting, which was supplemented by livestock grazing in the higher areas. Substantial river regulation work along the Sió and Sárvíz began in the 1760s. The first task was to map the watercourse that Ferenc Böhm was entrusted with. In 1771, the survey was also conducted in Tolna County. According to this, the floodplain of Sárvíz is 76,254 cat. moon. The large flooding was caused by the small fall of Sárvíz, the swampy riverbed due to the mills, and the back-swelling effect of the Danube. The Sió riverbed, built in 1855, had to be dredged regularly, and at certain intervals it became necessary to rebuild the riverbed in order to ensure flood protection. The first significant works took place between 1895-97. In 1930 they reached the battle section of Nagydorog. The regulation was done with two steam excavators and hand power, the embankment was built from the excavated earth. During the regulation, not only did flood safety increase, but as a result of the even water flow, it was also possible to establish irrigation sites. In accordance with the hydrographic position of our area, the excess waters were drained by Sárvíz (Nádor csat.). The arrangement of this watercourse and the regular cleaning of the riverbed were the basis for further drainage work. Tolna County and at the same time the oldest water company in the country, the Nádor Canal Company, operated as a water use company from the 1890s. Its area of ​​interest is 47,000 cat. moon, of which Nagydorog will have 1,500 cat. represents the moon. The main activity of the company was the maintenance of the regulated river sections and canals, and the construction of embankments. However, in the late 1920s, it became necessary to expand the Sárvíz riverbed. In Tolna county, we have encountered regular stream regulations since the 1890s. In 1897, the regulation plan of the Nagydorog watercourse was prepared at the Office of Cultural Engineering, for which a water right permit was granted in 1901. This watercourse had to be regulated in the length of 5940 m from Holt-Sárvíz to the Dudás mill, which was accompanied by the treatment of two tributaries, with a total length of 1240 m. The area of ​​interest is 120 cat. it was a moon. After the outbreak of World War I, stream regulations mostly stopped due to lack of money. The regulation of streams was changed by the 15th of 1931, which made the management of work uniform. From then on, the Office of Cultural Engineering prepared the regulatory plans and its technical staff supervised the execution of the work. An opinion committee was set up, made up of representatives of the municipalities, to ensure local interests. Not only were cheap labor available to regulate streams, but they also had access to government loans or aid where appropriate.