The Velička is a
river
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in the
Czech Republic
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, 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
Morava River. It flows through the
South Moravian and
Zlín
Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...
regions. It is long.
Etymology
The river was named after the village of
Velká nad Veličkou (formerly called just Velká).
Characteristic
The Velička originates in the territory of
Strání in the
White Carpathians
The White Carpathians (; ; ) are a mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, part of the Carpathians.
They are part of the macroregion of Slovak-Moravian Carpathians, stretching from the Váh river and the Little Carpat ...
mountain range on the slope of the
Velká Javořina
Velká Javořina () is a mountain massif on the border of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. At above sea level, it is the highest peak of the White Carpathians mountain range.
Name
The name Javořina/Javorina is derived from the Slavic word '' ...
Mountain at an elevation of and flows to
Vracov
Vracov () is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The town's name is derived from the personal name Vrac, which is an obsolete diminutive of the name Vratislav.
...
, where it enters the Morava 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 Velička are:
Course
The river flows through the municipal territories of
Strání,
Nová Lhota
Nová Lhota () is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Nová Lhota, a part of traditional ethnographic region Horňácko, lies approximately east of Hodo ...
,
Suchov,
Javorník,
Velká nad Veličkou,
Louka,
Lipov,
Tasov,
Hroznová Lhota,
Kněždub,
Vnorovy,
Strážnice
Strážnice () is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, u ...
and
Vracov
Vracov () is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The town's name is derived from the personal name Vrac, which is an obsolete diminutive of the name Vratislav.
...
.
Bodies of water
There are 31 bodies of water in the basin area. None of them exceed in area.
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Nature
The upper course of the Velička flows through the Bílé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area. In addition, the spring is located in the specially protected area of Javorina National Nature Reserve. Between Suchov and Javorník, the river flows through the Jazevčí National Nature Reserve.
See also
*List of rivers of the Czech Republic
This is a list of rivers of the Czech Republic.
Naming conventions
Czech language distinguishes between large (river; in Czech '' řeka'') and small (stream, creek, brook; in Czech '' potok'') watercourses. River names are mostly self-standing on ...
References
External links
River flow at Strážnice 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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Rivers of the South Moravian Region
Rivers of the Zlín Region
Rivers of the Czech Republic