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Genesis of Deep Lakes of the łęCzna-WłOdawa Lakeland – Case Study of Lake Piaseczno (Polesie Lubelskie, East Poland) Cover

Genesis of Deep Lakes of the łęCzna-WłOdawa Lakeland – Case Study of Lake Piaseczno (Polesie Lubelskie, East Poland)

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|Sep 2026

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Table 1.

Results of OSL dating of river sediments adjacent to the studied lakes.

Sample numberSample name (depth)Laboratory sample number LUB40K226Ra228ThAnnual dose rate drCosmic dose rate deAge OSL
[m][–][Bq kg-1[Gy ka-1][Gy][ka]
1Piaseczno P1 (1.3)6340117±61.26±0.216.81±0.530.68±0.0916.58±0.4524.75±3.75
2Piaseczno P2 (2.0)6341128±58.43±0.587.10±0.670.87±0.1021.88±0.5325.15±2.67
3Piaseczno P6.1 (0.7)6428157±63.06±0.396.84±0.600.87±0.1119.44±0.6422.47±2.94
4Piaseczno P6.2 (1.1)6429114±64.42±0.544.33±0.360.70±0.1018.37±0.6426.25±3.86
Fig. 1.

Location of the study area.

Fig. 2.

Geomorphological sketch of the areas around the studied lakes (according to Liszkowski 1977, 1979; Buraczynski, Wojtanowicz 1979, 1981; Krawczyk 2021, 2023; Kucharska 2021, 2023).

Fig. 3.

The shape of the bedrock surface of the Quaternary sediments (according to Liszkowski 1979; Buraczynski, Wojtanowicz 1981; Krawczyk 2023; Kucharska 2023).

Fig. 4.

Morphological and geological cross-section A–B through the Quaternary sediments of the Piaseczno Lake area (by Harasimiuk (1996, p. 8); sediment stratigraphy according to Kucharska (2023).

Fig. 5.

Morphological and geological cross-section C–D through the Vistulian sediments of the Piaseczno Lake area.

Fig. 6.

Morphological and geological cross-section E–F through the Vistulian sediments of the Piaseczno Lake area.

Fig. 7.

Morphometry of selected lakes Łęczna-Włodawa Lakeland by Wilgat (1954).

Table 2.

Morphometric parameters of selected lakes of the Łęczna-Włodawa Lakeland (after: Wilgat 1954, Michalczyk, Wilgat 1998).

Lake NameElevationAreaLengthWidthLake shape indexDepthVolumeAverage gradient of slopes
[m a.s.l.][ha][m][–][m][1.000 m3][–]
Krasne164.075.912288560.5033.081804°55'
Piaseczno170.684.714648190.4038.8106744°50'
Rogóźno167.757.19388460.6525.442093°20'
zagłębocze166.859.09427980.6625.042793°15'
Fig. 8.

Stages of development of the Piaseczno Lake basin (stratigraphy as in Fig. 4).

Fig. 9.

Directions of water outflow from Lake Piaseczno during the main stadial.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2026-0030 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103 (formerly 0137-477X)
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 3, 2025
Published on: Sep 17, 2026
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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