The Černovický potok is a

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in the

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, a right

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

Etymology

The name means ' Černovice stream' in Czech, referring to a town on the upper course of the stream.

Characteristic

The Černovický potok originates in the territory of Lidmaň in the

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at an elevation of and flows to

Soběslav Soběslav (; ) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, ur ...

, where it enters the Lužnice River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

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has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Černovický potok are:

Course

The stream flows through the municipal territories of Lidmaň, Černovice, Vlčeves,

Hojovice Hojovice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants. Hojovice lies approximately south-west of Pelhřimov, west of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague Pra ...

Mlýny Mlýny () is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Etymology The name means 'mills' in Czech. Geography Mlýny is located about southeast of Tábor and n ...

, Psárov,

Choustník Choustník is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Choustník lies approximately south-east of Tábor, north-east of České Budějovice, and south of Pr ...

, Budislav, Tučapy, Zvěrotice,

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, Klenovice and

Bodies of water

There are 162 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the fishpond Pokoj with an area of , built directly on the Černovický potok. The stream also supplies several other small fishponds.

References

External links

River flow at Tučapy station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the

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