The Trnava 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

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

, a left

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

Želivka The Želivka (on the upper course called Hejlovka) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Sázava (river), Sázava River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and South Bohemian Region, South Bohemian regions. It is ...

River. It flows through the Vysočina and South Bohemian regions. It is long.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech word ''trn'' ('thorn'), meaning "the river flowing through thorns (thorly bushes)".

Characteristic

The Trnava originates in the territory of Vodice in the

Křemešník Highlands The Křemešník Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mainly in the Vysočina Region, but it also extends into the South Bohemian and Central Bohemian regions. With an area of , it i ...

at an elevation of and flows to

Želiv Želiv () is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. It is known for a Premonstratensian monastery. Administrative division Želiv consists of eight municipal ...

, where it enters the Želivka 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 longest tributaries of the Trnava are:

Flow

The river flows through the municipal territories of Vodice, Dolní Hořice, Cetoraz,

Pacov Pacov (; ) is a town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban mo ...

, Zhořec, Těchobuz, Salačova Lhota, Bratřice, Velká Chyška, Samšín, Lesná,

Hořepník Hořepník is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Hořepník lies approximately northwest of Pelhřimov, west of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague ...

, Bořetice, Rovná, Arneštovice, Křelovice,

Červená Řečice Červená Řečice is a town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Čer ...

and

. In almost its entire length, the Trnava passes through a 100–200 m wide valley with steep, mostly wooded slopes.

Bodies of water

There are 515 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the Trnávka Reservoir, built on the Trnava near its mouth. It was built in 1977–1981 on an area of . The main purpose of the reservoir is to capture

alluvium Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

brought by the water flow into the

Švihov Reservoir Švihov Reservoir (), also known as Želivka Reservoir, is a reservoir in the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic. With an area of , it is the List of dams and reservoirs in the Cz ...

. Several fishponds are built on the upper course of the river.

Sport

In the section between the Trnávka Reservoir and the mouth of the river to Želivka, there is the Trnávka Slalom Channel. It is considered the most difficult slalom channel in the Czech Republic. Since 2014, there has been an annual event known as the Trnava X-race, which is an extreme kayak and canoe race.

References

External links

River flow at Červená Řečice 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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