The Ščavnica (; German: ''Stainz'') is a

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. It sources near Zgornja Velka and flows along the

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towards the southeast. It passes Negova Castle and Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, traverses Lake Gajševci () and the town of

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, and finally joins the Mur from the right in Razkrižje. The Ščavnica is one of the most heavily polluted rivers in Slovenia. Scavnica pristava hidrogram

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Condition of Ščavnica
- graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken in Pristava by

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