The Velička 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 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

Bodies of water

There are 31 bodies of water in the basin area. None of them exceed in area.

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.

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 ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Velicka Rivers of the South Moravian Region Rivers of the Zlín Region Rivers of the Czech Republic