Table of Rivers
While the Elbe is the longest Czech-related river when measured through its overall length (i.e. including lower course in Germany), its tributary Vltava surpasses it as the longest river within territory of the Czech Republic proper (in fact Vltava even carries at confluence more water than Elbe).
Rank | River | Length within CR (km) | Avg. discharge (m³/s) | Total basin (km²) | Tributary to | Mouth location | Photo |
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1. | Vltava | 430 | 151 | 28,090 | Elbe | Mělník | |
2. | Elbe (Labe) | 370 | 308 | 144,055 | North Sea | Cuxhaven (Germany) | |
3. | Morava | 284 | 65 | 26,658 | Danube | Bratislava-Devín (Slovakia) | |
4. | Ohře | 256 | 38 | 5,614 | Elbe | Litoměřice | |
5. | Berounka (Mže) | 246 | 36 | 8,823 | Vltava | Prague-Lahovice | |
6. | Sázava | 225 | 25 | 4,350 | Vltava | Davle | |
7. | Thaya (Dyje) | 209 | 44 | 13,419 | Morava | Hohenau (Austria) | |
8. | Jihlava | 185 | 12 | 3,117 | Svratka | Ivaň | |
9. | Svratka | 174 | 15 | 7,119 | Thaya | Pouzdřany | |
10. | Jizera | 164 | 24 | 2,193 | Elbe | Lázně Toušeň | |
11. | Lužnice | 153 | 24 | 4,226 | Vltava | Neznašov | |
12. | Oder (Odra) | 136 | 48 | 118,861 | Baltic Sea | Świnoujście (Poland) | |
13. | Orlice (+Divoká Orlice) | 136 | 22 | 2,036 | Elbe | Hradec Králové | |
14. | Otava (+Vydra) | 134 | 26 | 3,788 | Vltava | Zvíkov | |
15. | Opava | 129 | 18 | 2,088 | Oder | Ostrava-Nová Ves | |
16. | Bečva (Vsetínská Bečva) | 120 | 18 | 1,626 | Morava | Troubky | |
17. | Radbuza | 112 | 11 | 2,179 | Berounka | Plzeň | |
18. | Úhlava | 109 | 6 | 919 | Radbuza | Plzeň-Doudlevce | |
19. | Moravice | 105 | 8 | 901 | Opava | Opava | |
20. | Chrudimka | 104 | 6 | 870 | Elbe | Pardubice | |
21. | Ploučnice | 103 | 9 | 1,194 | Elbe | Děčín | |
22. | Oslava | 100 | 4 | 867 | Jihlava | Ivančice-Letkovice |
Read more about this topic: List Of Rivers Of The Czech Republic
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