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Vltava

RiverMoldau

Vltava is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index, part of the Moldau system. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.

Feature Class
River
System
Moldau
Coordinates
49.49°, 14.18°
7.0
Coordinates: 49.4874° N, 14.1799° ECountry: CzechiaOpenStreetMap ↗
Vltava, Czechia
Vltava. Image via Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).

About Vltava

The Vltava ( VU(U)L-tə-və, Czech: [ˈvl̩tava] ; German: Moldau) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is commonly referred to as the "Czech national river".

Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Vltava (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vltava in Depth

Course

The Vltava originates by a confluence of two rivers, the Teplá Vltava, which is longer, and the Studená Vltava, originating in Bavaria. From a water management point of view, the Vltava and Teplá Vltava are one river with single numbering of river kilometres. The Teplá Vltava originates in the territory of Kvilda in the Bohemian Forest at an elevation of 1,174 m (3,852 ft), on the slope of the Černá hora mountain. Together with the Teplá Vltava, the Vltava is 431.3 kilometres (268.0 mi) long. Without the Teplá Vltava, the Vltava is 377.0 kilometres (234.3 mi) long. The river flows north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague. It merges with the Elbe River at Mělník at an elevation of 156 m (512 ft).

Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Vltava (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vltava: Key Facts

Key facts about Vltava
Length430 km
Average discharge150 m³/s
Drainage basin28,000 km²
SourceBohemian Forest
MouthElbe
Drainage systemVltava Basin
TributariesOlšina, Strážný potok, Polečnice, Křemžský potok, Dehtářský potok, Bezdrevský potok, Otava, Kocába

Facts from Wikidata Q131574 (CC0).

Major River Dossiers

Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.

Connected Reaches

Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.

Water Bodies in the Catchment

Settlements Along the Reach

Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby

Surrounding Terrain

Vltava: Quick Answers

Where is Vltava?
Vltava is located in Czechia, at 49.4874° N, 14.1799° E.
Are there dams on the Vltava?
No dam on the Vltava is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.
Which river system is the Vltava part of?
The Vltava is part of the Moldau system.