The Hamerský potok () is a

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in the

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and

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, a left tributary of the

Mže The Mže (; ) is a river in the Czech Republic and shortly in Germany. It flows through Bavaria in Germany and through the Plzeň and Central Bohemian regions. It is the upper course of the Berounka, but usually is considered a separate river. U ...

. It flows mostly through the

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in the Czech Republic and briefly also through

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in Germany. It is long.

Name

The name is derived from

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s that existed here. In the lower course, the stream was also called Tichá (i.e. 'silent'), referring to its character. Today Tichá is the name of a brook, which is a tributary of the Hamerský potok in its upper course.

Characteristic

The Hamerský potok originates in the territory of Stará Voda in the

Upper Palatine Forest The Upper Palatine Forest ( or ''Böhmischer Wald''; , ) is a mountain range in Central Europe that is divided between the Czech Republic and Germany. It is a part of the larger Bohemian Massif and the German Central Uplands. Geography The ...

at an elevation of and flows to Kočov, where it merges with the Mže River at an elevation of . It is long, of which is in the Czech Republic. 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 , of which is in the Czech Republic. The longest tributaries of the Hamerský potok are:

Course

The Hamerský potok originates in the Czech Republic, flows through Germany between its 25.3 and 29.8 river kilometre, and then continues in the Czech Republic. The stream flows through the territories of Stará Voda,

Mähring Mähring is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps ...

Broumov Broumov (; ) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. There are three important historic buildings, protected as national cultural monuments: the Benedictine monastery, the ...

Chodský Újezd Chodský Újezd () is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Chodský Újezd lies approximately north of Tachov, west of Plzeň, and west of Prague Prague ( ...

, Zadní Chodov, Planá, Brod nad Tichou and Kočov.

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River flow at Planá 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 ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamersky potok (Mze) Rivers of the Plzeň Region Rivers of the Karlovy Vary Region Rivers of the Czech Republic Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany Rivers of the Upper Palatine Forest International rivers of Europe

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