Zákolanský potok, Natural monument and protected area in Běloky, Czech Republic.
Zákolanský potok is a 15.3161-hectare natural monument declared in 2017 across the Kladno and Prague-West districts. It protects the Okořský pond and the beds and banks of the Zákolanský and Dobrovízský streams from Houstouň to the II/101 road bridge south of Kovár. The stream cuts deeper gorges with steep slopes where it meets Proterozoic phyllitic greywacke and shale.
The region was designated as a protected natural monument by the Central Bohemian Regional Authority in March 2017 to preserve local ecosystems. This protection recognized the ecological importance of the stream for the area.
The stream flows through several villages and connects communities that care for this waterway. Local people view the stream's path as part of their landscape, particularly where it passes near old castles and settlements.
The area is accessible through a network of walking paths that follow the stream's course between Hostoun and the road bridge II/101. The paths allow visitors to explore different sections of the natural area on foot.
The stone crayfish here lives in burrows dug into the stream bed and banks, an unusual habitat for the species. Surveys in 2014 found no crayfish in the stretch below Číčovice, probably because of water pollution. The upper course, including part of the Dolanský stream outside the monument, holds the larger population.
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