The diploma thesis deals with evaluation of the torrent and the watershed of Vlachovský potok (the village of Vlachovo) in the Revúcka vrchovina (Slovak rudohorie) geomorphological unit from the point of view of flood protection in the urban area of the village of Vlachovo. The diploma thesis is focused on the evaluation and analysation the flow capacities of reference flow profiles, bridge structures and footbridges on the Vlachovský potok in terms of the flow capacity in relation to the N–yearly maximum discharges. Part of the diploma thesis is the proposal of integrated amelioration measures in the basin and stream Vlachovský potok.