Table 1 The aggradation areas (i.e. islands and sand bars: Chwałowice Island, Opoka Island and Kłudzie Island) in the investigated stretch of the River Wisła (Vistula), based on historical maps and aerial photographs.

From: Radiotelemetry reveals the dependence of inland tern breeding and foraging habitats on ADCP-identified sediment aggradation reaches in lowland rivers

Island

Date

Island isolated

Sandbars

Resource type

Sourcea

Water levelb

Kłudzie Island

18.05.2017

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

294

05.06.2015

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

288

22.05.2012

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

271

01.04.2009

High water

High water

aerial photo

1

492

08.05.2003

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

280

20.05.1999

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

283

18.07.1983

High water

High water

aerial photo

1

457

06.06.1982

No (connection with groynes)

Yes

aerial photo

1

255

04.06.1979

No (connection with groynes)

Yes

aerial photo

1

269

28.04.1975

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

332

1938

No island

Yes

map

2

No data

1872

Yes

Yes

map

3

No data

1801–1804

different course of the river

(the river meandered)

map

5

No data

Opoka Island

08.08.2018

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

235

19.05.2017

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

286

07.06.2015

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

269

15.06.2012

Yes

High water

aerial photo

1

361

05.04.2009

Yes

High water

aerial photo

1

401

08.05.2003

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

280

20.05.1999

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

283

30.06.1997

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

271

28.04.1975

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

332

1938

?

Yes

map

2

No data

1893

No

Yes

map

2

No data

1869–1887

?

?

map

4

No data

1801–1804

Yes

Yes

map

5

No data

Chwałowice Island

08.08.2018

No

Yes

aerial photo

1

235

29.05.2017

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

270

07.06.2015

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

269

16.06.2012

Yes

High water

aerial photo

1

361

05.04.2009

High water

High water

aerial photo

1

401

06.06.1982

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

255

30.07.1978

Yes

Yes

aerial photo

1

274

28.04.1975

No island

Yes

aerial photo

1

332

1938

No island

Yes

map

2

No data

1872

Yes

Yes

map

3

No data

1801–1804

different course of the river

(the river meandered)

map

5

No data

  1. aSource:
  2. 1—Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography29.
  3. 2—Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny (WIG)31.
  4. 3—Russia (1872)31.
  5. 4—Habsburg Empire (1869–1887)—Third Military Survey (1:75,000)32.
  6. 5—West Gallicien (1801–1804)—First Military Survey32.
  7. bWater level (station Annopol)33.