The Střela is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
, a left
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Berounka
The Berounka is a river in the Czech Republic, long, the biggest left tributary of Vltava, draining an area of . It carries the name Mže () for from its source in Germany, next to the Czech border, until its confluence with the Radbuza in Plze ...
River. It flows through the
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...
and
Central Bohemian regions. It is long, which makes it the
22nd longest river in the Czech Republic.
Etymology
The name literally means 'missile' and refers to its fast stream. The river was also once called Lososnice (derived from ''losos'', i.e. '
salmon
Salmon () is the common name for several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family (biology), family Salmonidae, which are native to tributary, tributaries of the ...
').
Characteristic
The Střela originates in the territory of
Toužim
Toužim (; german: Theusing) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.
Administr ...
in the
Teplá Highlands
Teplá (german: Tepl) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban ...
at the elevation of and flows to
Liblín
Liblín is a market town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Liblín lies approximately north of Rokycany, north-east of Plzeň, and west of Prague.
Notable people
*Charles Pergler
...
, where it enters the Berounka River at the elevation of . It is long, which makes it the
22nd longest river in the Czech Republic. Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
has an area of .
The tributaries of the Střela do not include any significant rivers, only smaller streams. The longest tributaries of the Střela are:
Settlements
There are no large settlements on the Střela. The river flows through the towns of
Toužim
Toužim (; german: Theusing) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.
Administr ...
,
Žlutice and
Plasy
Plasy (; german: Plass) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery.
Administrative parts
Villages of Babina, Horní Hradiště, Lomnička, Neb ...
.
Bodies of water
There are 96 bodies of water larger than 1 ha in the basin area. The largest body of water is the Žlutice Reservoir with an area of , built directly on the Střela. On the upper course of the river is a system of fishponds.
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Tourism
The Střela is suitable for river tourism only after heavy rains, melting snow or when water is released from the Žlutice Reservoir.
References
External links
River flow at Plasy station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI; cs, Český hydrometeorologický ústav (ČHMÚ)) is the central state office of the Czech Republic in the fields of air quality, meteorology, climatology and hydrology. It is an organization establis ...
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Rivers of the Karlovy Vary Region
Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region