Bystřice
The Bystřice in Bystrovany
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Olomouc Moravian-Silesian
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ryžoviště, Nízký Jeseník
• elevation	658 m (2,159 ft)
Mouth
• location	Morava
• coordinates	49°35′34″N 17°16′6″E / 49.59278°N 17.26833°E / 49.59278; 17.26833
• elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Length	56.1 km (34.9 mi)
Basin size	266.0 km2 (102.7 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1.88 m3/s (66 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
Progression	Morava→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Bystřice is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Olomouc and Moravian-Silesian regions. It is 56.1 km (34.9 mi) long.

The name of the river is derived from the Czech word bystrá, which used to mean 'fast-flowing', 'rapid'.^[1]

The Bystřice originates in the territory of Ryžoviště in the Nízký Jeseník range at an elevation of 658 m (2,159 ft) and flows to Olomouc, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of 210 m (690 ft). It is 56.1 km (34.9 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 266.0 km² (102.7 sq mi).^[2] The average discharge near the mouth is 1.88 m3/s.^[3]

The tributaries of the Bystřice are only short creeks. The longest tributaries of the Bystřice are:^[4]

The most notable settlement on the river is the city of Olomouc. The river flows through the municipal territories of Ryžoviště, Lomnice, Dětřichov nad Bystřicí, Moravský Beroun, Hraničné Petrovice, Domašov nad Bystřicí, Jívová, Hlubočky, Velká Bystřice, Bystrovany and Olomouc.

There are 95 bodies of water in the basin area, but only two of them have an area larger than 1 ha (2.5 acres).^[2]

• List of rivers of the Czech Republic

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bystřice (Morava).

• River flow at Velká Bystřice station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute