The Morávka () is a

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in the

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, a right tributary of the

Ostravice Ostravice (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants. Geography Ostravice is located about south of Frýdek-Místek and south of Ostrava ...

. It flows through the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...

. It is long.

Etymology

The name is a diminutive form of Morava.

Characteristic

The Morávka originates in the territory of Morávka in the

Moravian-Silesian Beskids The Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Czech: , ) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic with a small part reaching to Slovakia. It lies on the historical division between Moravia and Silesia, hence the name. It is part of the Western Beskids within ...

at an elevation of and flows to Staré Město, where it merges with the Ostravice River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

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

Course

The river flows through the municipal territories of Morávka,

Pražmo Pražmo is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Geography Pražmo is located about southeast of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava, in ...

, Vyšní Lhoty,

Raškovice Raškovice () is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. Etymology The name was probably derived from the personal name Raška. Geography Raško ...

, Nižní Lhoty,

Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek (, ; ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 54,000 inhabitants. The historic centres of both Frýdek and Místek are well preserved and are protected as two Cultural monument (Czech Republic) ...

(Skalice exclave),

Nošovice Nošovice (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Etymology The name originates from ''lokator'' Potmienoss, who settled with his people ...

, Dobrá and Staré Město. In Vyšní Lhoty, part of the river divides and flows through the Morávka–Žermanice canal (also called Vyšní Lhoty–Žermanice canal), which connects the Morávka with the Lučina River. The canal was built in 1953–1958 and has a length of . Its purpose is to strengthen the flood protection of settlements on the lower course of the Morávka.

Bodies of water

The Morávka Reservoir is built on the river. It was constructed in 1961–1967.

Nature

The upper and middle course of the river is located within the

Beskydy Protected Landscape Area Beskydy Protected Landscape Area (PLA) (, abbreviated as ''CHKO Beskydy'') is the largest PLA in the Czech Republic. The area is . Geography Beskydy PLA lies in the south-eastern part of the Moravian Silesian and eastern part of Zlín regions, ...

References

External links

River flow at Vyšní Lhoty tok 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 ...

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