2. Hydropower
Built in 1992-1998
constructed on the highest
environmentally friendly
standards
could power up to one third of Vienna
(172 MW)
1.052 kWh per year
Has 6 turbines
Ship lock
Fish lock
Nets to get trash out of the water
before the turbines
Turbines thickness 7-8 cm
3. Experts Talk
Viadonau
Plastic free danube
Manages 300 miles of flood protections
dams
Cares for 800 kilometers of riverbank
Fill up with sediments from places were
there was too many sediments
Founded in 2005
Focuses on economy, environment,
transport
Organize education and clean up camps
Biggest plastic waste in the danube are PET
drinkbottles and food packaging
4. Sediment
Considerably changed over the
last 200 years
Most sediments are gravel which
comes from the alps
There are two kinds of sediments:
clastic and chemical sediments
In straight rivers there was a higher
risk of floods but with construction of
canals and defensive mechanisms it
became less
5. National Park
Founded in 1978
Area is about 22 square kilometers
Used to be a hunting ground for the
Habsburgs
Many animals nearly became extinct but
because of the park they didn’t
Beevers were reintroduced
It was bombed during the WW2
Nowadays it is used for recreation
(cycling, swimming, running)
Most of the park is left to the wilderness
