Teplá Vltava
| Teplá Vltava | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kvilda, Bohemian Forest |
| • elevation | 1,174 m (3,852 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vltava |
• coordinates | 48°51′33″N 13°53′35″E / 48.85917°N 13.89306°E |
• elevation | 731 m (2,398 ft) |
| Length | 54.3 km (33.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 347.6 km2 (134.2 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.9 m3/s (210 cu ft/s) near estuary |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vltava→ Elbe→ North Sea |
The Teplá Vltava is a river in the Czech Republic, the main source of the Vltava River. It flows through the South Bohemian Region. Until its confluence with the Studená Vltava when it further continues as the Vltava, the Teplá Vltava is 54.3 km (33.7 mi) long.
Etymology
[edit]The name Vltava is derived from the Proto-Germanic words wilt-ahwa, i.e 'wild water'. The attribute teplá means 'warm', compared to the Studená Vltava, i.e. 'cold Vltava'.[1]
Characteristic
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From a water management point of view, the Vltava and Teplá Vltava are one river with single numbering of river kilometres. The Teplá Vltava originates in the territory of Kvilda in the Bohemian Forest at an elevation of 1,174 m (3,852 ft), on the slope of the Černá hora Mountain, and flows to the Pěkná exclave of the Nová Pec municipality, where it merges with the Studená Vltava River at an elevation of 731 m (2,398 ft) and continues as Vltava. It is 54.3 km (33.7 mi) long.[2] Its drainage basin has an area of 347.58 km2 (134.20 sq mi), of which 26.34 km2 (10.17 sq mi) is in Germany[3] and 321.24 km2 (124.03 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic.[2]
The longest tributaries of the Teplá Vltava are:[4]
| Tributary | Length (km) | River km | Side |
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| Řasnice | 20.9 | 394.3 | right |
| Volarský potok | 11.1 | 378.9 | left |
| Vltavský potok | 9.3 | 415.3 | right |
| Vydří potok | 9.1 | 416.8 | left |
Course
[edit]The river flows through the municipal territories of Kvilda, Borová Lada, Horní Vltavice, Lenora, Volary, Stožec and Nová Pec.
Bodies of water
[edit]There are 102 bodies of water in the basin area, but none of them is significant. The largest of them is the artificial lake Žďárecké jezírko with an area of 1.6 ha (4.0 acres), supplied by the Častá Brook.[2]
Nature
[edit]The entire course of the river is located within the Šumava National Park and Šumava Protected Landscape Area. Among the common species of fish in the Teplá Vltava are river trout, European bullhead, burbot and grayling.[5]
Tourism
[edit]The Teplá Vltava is suitable for river tourism, but due to its location in a protected area, paddling is only permitted under certain conditions.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Šmilauer, Vladimír. "O původu názvů českých řek". Naše řeč (in Czech). Institute of the Czech Language. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ a b c "Základní charakteristiky toku Teplá Vltava a jeho povodí" (in Czech). T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
- ^ "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "Naučná stezka Vltava" (PDF) (in Czech). Šumava National Park. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "Pravidla a informace" (in Czech). Šumava National Park. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
External links
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- River flow at Chlum station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
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