Vlkava
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Vlkava Wlkawa brook |
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 The Vlkava near Zbožíčko |
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| Water code | CZ : 1-04-07-006 | |
| location | Středočeský kraj (Central Bohemian Region) | |
| River system | Elbe | |
| Drain over | Elbe → North Sea | |
| source | Ledce (okres Mladá Boleslav) 50 ° 21 ′ 23 ″ N , 15 ° 4 ′ 50 ″ E |
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| Source height | 255 m nm | |
| muzzle | Elbe coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ 21 " N , 14 ° 55 ′ 50" E 50 ° 10 ′ 21 " N , 14 ° 55 ′ 50" E |
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| Mouth height | 178 m nm | |
| Height difference | 77 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.1 ‰ | |
| length | 36 km | |
| Catchment area | 235 km² | |
The Vlkava (German Wlkawa-Bach ) is a small right tributary of the Elbe ( Czech Labe ) in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic .
course
The source of the Vlkava situated at an altitude of 255 m at the municipality Ledce in Mladá Boleslav ( Jungbunzlau ) on the Czech panel. The outflow is initially in a westerly direction, south of Dobrovice the water turns south, flows through Čachovice , Zbožíčko and Kostomlaty nad Labem ( Groß Kostomlat ) in Okres Nymburk and flows southwest of this municipality into the Elbe after a run of 35.6 km. The discharge is 0.61 m³ / s.
Hydronymy
The river name could be translated as Wolfsbach (derived from Czech Vlk = wolf ).
Web links
Commons : Vlkava - collection of images, videos and audio files
