The Novohradka is a

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in the

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, a right

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of the

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River. It flows through the

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. It is long.

Etymology

The river is named after the village of Nové Hrady.

Characteristic

The Novohradka originates in the territory of

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in the

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at an elevation of and flows to

Úhřetice Úhřetice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country ...

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

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has an area of . The average discharge at its mouth is 2.52 m3/s. The longest tributaries of the Novohradka are:

Course

The river flows through the municipal territories of

Bor u Skutče Bor u Skutče is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The count ...

, Jarošov, Nová Ves u Jarošova, Nové Hrady, Zderaz, Leština, Hluboká,

Střemošice Střemošice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The countr ...

, Luže, Lozice,

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Chroustovice Chroustovice () is a market town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Administrative division Chroustovice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 202 ...

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Úhřetická Lhota Úhřetická Lhota is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Th ...

and

Bodies of water

There are 597 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the fishpond Horecký rybník with and area of , supplied by the Žejbro. There are no fishponds or reservoirs built directly on the Novohradka.

Nature

According to a research made in the years 2015–2017, 15 species of aquatic molluscs were found in the Novohradka: 7 species of gastropods and 8 species of bivalves. The endangered species of bivalve ''

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'' occurs in the river, although it is not abundant. The upper course of the river flows through the Maštale Nature Reserve. It has an area of and the main object of protection are pine forests and rock formations with a predominance of

Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy's (ICS) geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age (geology), age of the Late Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or the lowest stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Upper Cretace ...

sandstones. The following course of the river forms a valley protected as the Údolí Krounky a Novohradky Nature Park. The area is characterized by riparian vegetation along the river, scattered greenery, waterlogged meadows and adjacent woodlands. Occurring here are protected species of animals and plants, e.g.

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northern crested newt The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (''Triturus cristatus'') is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up to ...

and

common kingfisher The common kingfisher (''Alcedo atthis''), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of ...

References

External links

River flow at Úhřetice 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 ...

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