Černá Nisa

Černá Nisa
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Location
Country Czech Republic
Physical characteristics
SourceOlivet Mountain, Jizera Mountains
 • coordinates50°50′25″N 15°9′5″E / 50.84028°N 15.15139°E / 50.84028; 15.15139
 • elevation820 m
MouthLusatian Neisse, Stráž nad Nisou
 • coordinates
50°47′11″N 15°1′27″E / 50.78639°N 15.02417°E / 50.78639; 15.02417
 • elevation
330 m
Length14.2 km
Basin size27 km²

Černá Nisa is a river in Liberec District in the Czech Republic. It is 14.2 km long. Its drainage basin has an area of 27 km².

Geography

It originates east of Olivet Mount in the Jizera Mountains and has a predominantly torrential nature with a considerable drop and a rocky river bed. It flows into Lusatian Neisse from the right in Stráž nad Nisou.[1][2][3]

Usage

The Bedřichov Water Reservoir stands on its upper course. Another small water reservoir is in Rudolfov below the hydroelectric power plant fed by an underground channel from the Bedřichov Dam. It is used for boating from Rudolfov to Kateřinky.[1][4] It is a trout river used in the past by many industrial enterprises in Kateřinky.

References

  1. ^ a b "řeka Černá Nisa - Česká republika (www.infoglobe.cz)". www.infoglobe.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ^ "Popis řeky". Půjčovna lodí Nisa (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ "Hydrologie - Geoportál Libereckého kraje". prvk.kraj-lbc.cz. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ^ "Jarní tání v Jizerských horách 19. 3. 2005 - SK Zlíchov Praha". skzlichov.cz. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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