Acta Scientiarum Polonorum

Abstract: The process of solid particle sedimentation in fish ponds has not been so far examined at a large scale. Many authors investigated sediments from water reservoirs and lakes as well as those deriving from check-dams. These sediments, however, differ greatly from pond sediments. The paper presents the results of chemical property investigations (especially content of heavy metals what may indicate to the way of their agriculture utilization) as well as the process of bottom sediment deposition in six chosen fish ponds of different physiographic properties of the catchment whose rivers supply the ponds. It was shown that the sedimentation process in six ponds proceeds in a similar way with evident characteristic sedimentation phases and the heavy metal content in sediments is not harmful and can serve for agricultural purposes.