The Jevišovka 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
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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
Thaya
The Thaya (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a right tributary of the Morava (river), Morava River. It flows through the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic and through Lower Austria in Austria. It is formed by the conflue ...
River. It flows through the
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...
. It is long.
Characteristic
The Jevišovka originates in the territory of
Komárovice in the
Křižanov Highlands at an elevation of and flows to
Jevišovka
Jevišovka (until 1949 Frélichov; , ) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Geography
Jevišovka is located about west of Břeclav and south of Brno ...
, where it enters the Thaya 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 longest tributaries of the Jevišovka are:
Course
There are no large settlements on the Jevišovka. The most populous town on the river is
Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou. The river flows through the municipal territories of
Komárovice,
Moravské Budějovice,
Nové Syrovice,
Častohostice,
Blížkovice,
Grešlové Mýto,
Boskovštejn,
Střelice,
Jevišovice,
Černín,
Vevčice,
Rudlice,
Plaveč,
Výrovice,
Tvořihráz,
Žerotice,
Prosiměřice,
Práče,
Lechovice,
Borotice,
Božice,
Šanov, Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou and
Jevišovka
Jevišovka (until 1949 Frélichov; , ) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Geography
Jevišovka is located about west of Břeclav and south of Brno ...
.
Bodies of water
There are 267 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the Výrovice Reservoir with an area of , which is constructed directly on the Jevišovka.
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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 Božice station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
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Rivers of the South Moravian Region
Rivers of the Czech Republic