The Trkmanka is a

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in the

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, a left

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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

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. It is long.

Characteristic

The Trkmanka originates in the territory of Ždánice in the Ždánice Forest range at an elevation of and flows to

Podivín Podivín () is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. Geography Podivín is located about north of Břeclav and southeast of Brno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape ...

, 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 average discharge at 11.2 river km in

Velké Pavlovice Velké Pavlovice () is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. Geography Velké Pavlovice is located about north of Břeclav. Most of the municipal territory lies the Ždáni ...

is . The longest tributaries of the Trkmanka are:

Course

The river flows through the municipal territories of Ždánice, Dražůvky, Želetice, Násedlovice,

Terezín Terezín (; ) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is a former military fortress composed of the citadel and adjacent walled garrison town. The town centre i ...

, Krumvíř, Kobylí, Bořetice,

Rakvice Rakvice is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Rak. The word ''rak'' means 'crayfish' in Czech. G ...

and

Bodies of water

There are 89 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them are the fishponds Balaton and Jezero, both with an area of .

References

External links

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

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Characteristic

Course

Bodies of water

See also

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