The Úhlavka is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in the

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, a right

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''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 into which they ...

of the Mže River. It flows through the

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. It is long.

Etymology

The name is a diminutive form of

Úhlava The Úhlava () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Radbuza River. It flows through the Plzeň Region to the city of Plzeň. It is long, making it the 19th longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The name is probabl ...

, which is a river in the same region.

Characteristic

The Úhlavka originates in the territory of

Přimda Přimda () is a town in Tachov District the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. It is known for the ruin of the Přimda Castle, which is the second oldest castle in the country. Administrative division Přimda cons ...

in the Upper Palatine Forest at an elevation of and flows to

Stříbro Stříbro (; ) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre with the Renaissance Stříbro bridge is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech ...

, where it enters the Mže River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which 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 average discharge at its mouth is . The longest tributaries of the Úhlavka are:

Course

The river flows through the municipal territories of

, Bor, Stráž, Staré Sedlo, Prostiboř, Zhoř, Kostelec, Kladruby and

Bodies of water

There are 291 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them are the fishponds Mezholezský rybník with an area of , built on the Mezholezský potok, and Dlouhý rybník with an area of , built on the middle course of the Úhlavka. A set of small fishpond is built on the upper course of the river.

References

External links

River flow at Stříbro station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI; ) is the central state office of the Czech Republic in the fields of air quality, meteorology, climatology and hydrology. It is an organization established by the Ministry of the Environment of the Cz ...