Kamenice (german: Kamnitz) is a river in the

Liberec Region Liberec Region ( cs, Liberecký kraj, german: Reichenberger Region, pl, Kraj liberecki) is an administrative unit (Czech: ''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after i ...

of the

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. It is the longest tributary of the Jizera river in the

. It rises from several source streams in the

Jizera Mountains Jizera Mountains ( cz, Jizerské hory), or Izera Mountains ( pl, Góry Izerskie; german: Isergebirge), are part of the Western Sudetes on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The range got its name from the Jizera River, which rises a ...

at Holubník (). Below the former

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production village of Kristiánov, a locality in Bedřichov, only Liščí bouda remains preserved as a glass museum near where the Kamenice meets the Josefův Důl dam. The Josefův Důl dam, above the village Josefův Důl, was built between 1976 and 1982 and is the largest dam in the Jizera Mountains. It has a height of and a capacity of . It is used for drinking water, so recreational activities are not permitted upon it. The Kamenice flows on its course south of the town

Tanvald Tanvald (; german: Tannwald) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts The town part of Šumburk nad Desnou and the village of Žďár are administrat ...

, where it meets the Desná river. It flows on through

Velké Hamry Velké Hamry (german: Großhammer, Groß Hammer) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Bohdalovice is an administrative part of Vel ...

. After it flows through the village of Spálov (part of

Semily Semily (; german: Semil) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts Town parts of Bítouchov and Podmoklice and the village of Spálov are administrative parts of Semily. Geograp ...

) in the Jizera Mountains. On 29 July 1897, a severe flood of the region occurred following the swelling of the Kamenice because of 310 mm/m² (1.13 in/ft²) of rainfall in the Jizera Mountains that day. The breakup of the bílý Desná dam on 18 September 1916, was also caused by the flooding of the Kamenice.

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Rivers of the Liberec Region {{CzechRepublic-river-stub