The Bakovský potok is a

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in the

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, a left

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of the

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River. It flows through the

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. It is long.

Etymology

The name means "Bakov stream". Bakov is a village within the

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municipality in the middle course of the stream.

Characteristic

The Bakovský potok originates in the territory of Kalivody in the Džbán range at an elevation of and flows to Nová Ves, where it enters the Vltava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

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has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Bakovský potok are:

Course

The most populated settlement on the stream is the town of Velvary. The stream flows through the municipal territories of Kalivody, Bdín, Srbeč, Pozdeň, Plchov, Kvílice, Kutrovice, Neprobylice, Královice, Dřínov,

, Hobšovice,

Černuc Černuc is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Černuc consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to t ...

, Velvary, Chržín, Uhy, Sazená and Nová Ves.

Bodies of water

There are 211 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the fishpond Blahotický rybník II with an area of , built on the Červený potok. The Bakovský potok supplies several fishponds which are located evenly throughout its course.

Bridges

In Královice, the stream is crossed by a Baroque stone

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, protected as a cultural monument. The bridge was built shortly after 1871 and is decorated with statues of saints Wenceslaus and John of Nepomuk.

References

External links

River flow at Velvary station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakovsky potok Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region Rivers of the Czech Republic