Starving stones and shallows

The constant fluctuations in river water levels are natural consequences of climatic variability, although extreme events such as flood catastrophes or extreme low water represent drastic hydrological phenomena. Traditionally, numerous clues and firm markings are reminiscent of these historical events. Such silent witnesses also exist for low-water events as so-called “hunger stones” or “low depths”. This map contains well-known starvation stones and shallows of the Elbe, which is created in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Jan-Michael Lange as well as Martin Kaden von Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden.