The Desná (called Divoká Desná upstream; ) is a

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in the

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, a left

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of the Morava River. It flows through the

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. It is long.

Etymology

The Old Czech adjective ''desná'' meant 'right'. Because people went upstream when settling the landscape, the rivers with this name flowed as if from the right side (although they are actually left-side tributaries). On the upper course, until its confluence with the Hučivá Desná creek, the river is also called Divoká Desná.

Characteristic

The Desná originates in the territory of Loučná nad Desnou in the Hrubý Jeseník at the elevation of and flows to Postřelmov, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

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has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Desná are:

Course

The river flows through the municipal territories of Loučná nad Desnou, Velké Losiny, Petrov nad Desnou, Rapotín, Vikýřovice,

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, Dolní Studénky, Bludov, Sudkov and Postřelmov.

Bodies of water

There are 95 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them are the Dlouhé stráně reservoirs with an area of (upper reservoir) and (lower reservoir), built on the Desná. It is known for the Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant. There are two fishponds supplied with water from the lower course of the river.

Nature

The upper course of the river flows through the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area.

References

External links

River flow at Šumperk tok station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute {{DEFAULTSORT:Desna (Morava) Rivers of the Olomouc Region Rivers of the Czech Republic