Opavice

Opavice
The Opavice in Město Albrechtice
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Location
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHeřmanovice, Zlatohorská Highlands
 • elevation840 m (2,760 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Opava
 • coordinates
50°5′46″N 17°42′58″E / 50.09611°N 17.71611°E / 50.09611; 17.71611
 • elevation
309 m (1,014 ft)
Length35.7 km (22.2 mi)
Basin size212 km2 (82 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average1.51 m3/s (53 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionOpava→ Oder→ Baltic Sea

The Opavice (Polish: Opawica) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Opava River. It flows through the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is 35.7 km (22.2 mi) long. Part of the river forms the Czech-Polish state border.

Etymology

The name Opavice is a diminutive of 'Opava'.

Characteristic

The Opavice on the Czech-Polish border

The Opavice originates in the territory of Heřmanovice in the Zlatohorská Highlands range at an elevation of 840 m (2,760 ft) and flows to Krnov, where it enters the Opava River at an elevation of 309 m (1,014 ft). It is 35.7 km (22.2 mi) long, of which about 5.4 km (3.4 mi) forms the state border between the Czech Republic and Poland.[1] Its drainage basin has an area of about 212 km2 (82 sq mi), of which 193.7 km2 (74.8 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic.[2] The average discharge at 1.7 river km (before the confluence with the Radynka) is 1.29 m3/s (46 cu ft/s).[3]

The longest tributaries of the Opavice are:[1]

Tributary Length (km) Side
Kobylí potok 12.1 right
Radynka / Mohla 9.5 left
Komorský potok 6.3 left
Solný potok 6.1 left
Valštejnský potok 6.0 left

Course

The river flows through the municipal territories of Heřmanovice, Holčovice, Město Albrechtice and Krnov. The section on the Czech-Polish border is adjacent to Gmina Głubczyce.

Nature

Among the protected species of animals that live in the river are the European crayfish and the fish common minnow, European bullhead and alpine bullhead. The lower course of the river is also a hunting ground for the common kingfisher.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  2. ^ "I.2.1a – Útvary povrchových vod kategorie "řeka"" (PDF). Charakteristiky dílčího povodí Horní Odry (in Czech). Povodí Odry, s.p. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  3. ^ "Evidenční list hlásného profilu č.267" (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  4. ^ "Opavice". Atlas vodních toků povodí Odry (in Czech). Povodí Odry, s.p. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
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