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river load transportation and sedimentation rates noted in respect of other rivers impacted by urbanization, as described by Wolman (1967), Walling (1974), Trimble (1976) and Gregory (1987).

Acknowledgements. The author is indebted to Prof. Henryk Maruszczak and to Prof. Leszek Starkel for critical reading of the manuscript and helpful comments. Prof. Kazimierz Klimek is gratefully acknowledged for his stimulating discussions, helpful criticism of the manuscript and valuable advice. Dr. Peter T. Walsh, London, is very kindly acknowledged for improvement of the English version of the paper and helpful comments. I also wish to thank the Polish Hydrological Survey for the primary measurement data.

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