The Teplá (german: Tepl) is a

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in the

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, a right

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of the

Ohře The Ohře () or, slightly less commonly in English sources, the Eger (, Czech also: ''Oharka'' or ''Ohara'', Celtic: ''Agara'', pl, Ohrza), is a 316 km river in Germany (50 km) and the Czech Republic (266 km), left tributary of ...

River. It flows through the

Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region ( cs, Karlovarský kraj, German: ''Karlsbader Region'') is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after ...

. It is long. The basin of the river is known for thermal springs.

Etymology

The name literally means 'warm' and refers to its warm water. In the basin of the river (in the city of Karlovy Vary) there are well-known thermal springs.

Characteristic

The Teplá originates in the territory of Mariánské Lázně 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 urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of ...

at the elevation of and flows to Karlovy Vary, where it enters the Ohře River at the elevation of . It is long. 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, ...

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

Settlements

The river flows through the municipal territories of

Mariánské Lázně Mariánské Lázně (; german: Marienbad) is a spa town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Most of the town's buildings come from its Golden Era in the second half of the 19th centu ...

Zádub-Závišín Zádub-Závišín (german: Hohendorf-Abaschin) is a municipality in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known a ...

Ovesné Kladruby Ovesné Kladruby (german: Habakladrau) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically know ...

Teplá 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 urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of ...

, Nová Ves,

Bečov nad Teplou Bečov nad Teplou (german: Petschau) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, ...

, Teplička, Březová and Karlovy Vary.

Bodies of water

There are 638 bodies of water in the basin area; the largest of them is the Stanovice Reservoir with an area of . The second largest body of water is Podhora Reservoir with an area of , built directly on the Teplá. In the lower course of the river is also Březová Reservoir. On the upper course there is a system of several fishponds.

Protection of nature

The almost entire flow of the river is located in the protected landscape area of

Slavkov Forest The Slavkov Forest ( cs, Slavkovský les), also called the Emperor's Forest
at www.sachsen.de. Retrieved 14 Nov 2016. (german: Ka ...

. The area of bogs where the Teplá originates is protected as Prameniště Teplé Nature Reserve with an area of . The valley of the river south of Bečov nad Teplou is protected as Údolí Teplé Nature Reserve with an area of .

Tourism

The sections of the river from

and from Bečov nad Teplou to Březová Reservoir are suitable for river tourism, but only in spring or after heavy rains.

Sport

Once a year in September, the Březová Reservoir is drained and paddling races take place under the reservoir.

References

External links

River flow at VD Březová 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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