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Klikawa (stream)

Coordinates: 50°25′54″N 16°11′43″E / 50.43167°N 16.19528°E / 50.43167; 16.19528
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Klikawa
Střela
The Klikawa on the Czech-Polish border
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationZimne Wody, Orlické Mountains
 • elevation740 m (2,430 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Metuje
 • coordinates
50°25′54″N 16°11′43″E / 50.43167°N 16.19528°E / 50.43167; 16.19528
 • elevation
347 m (1,138 ft)
Length15.1 km (9.4 mi)
Basin size69.1 km2 (26.7 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.70 m3/s (25 cu ft/s) on the Czech-Polish border
Basin features
ProgressionMetujeElbeNorth Sea

The Klikawa (Czech: Střela) is a stream in Poland and the Czech Republic, a tributary of the Metuje near Náchod. It flows through Lewin Kłodzki and Kudowa-Zdrój. It is 15.1 km (9.4 mi) long, of which 0.4 km (0.25 mi) forms the Czech-Polish state border and 0.1 km (0.062 mi) flows exclusively in the Czech Republic. Its left tributary is the Jaworniczka stream and its right tributary is the Wyżnik stream.