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Plesná (river)

Coordinates: 50°6′45″N 12°27′51″E / 50.11250°N 12.46417°E / 50.11250; 12.46417
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Plesná
Fleißenbach
Location
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBad Brambach, Fichtel Mountains
 • coordinates50°11′38″N 12°17′22″E / 50.19389°N 12.28944°E / 50.19389; 12.28944
 • elevation701 m (2,300 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Ohře
 • coordinates
50°6′45″N 12°27′51″E / 50.11250°N 12.46417°E / 50.11250; 12.46417
 • elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Length29.1 km (18.1 mi)
Basin size
112.6 km2 (43.5 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.99 m3/s (35 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionOhře→ Elbe→ North Sea

The Plesná (German: Fleißenbach) is a river in the Czech Republic and Germany. It flows through Saxony in Germany and through the Karlovy Vary Region. It is a left tributary of the Ohře River. It is 29.1 km (18.1 mi) long.

Etymology

The name Plesná is probably derived from the Old Czech adjective blizní (i.e. 'close', 'nearby') and refers to the confluence with the Ohře, which is very close to the confluence of the Ohře with the Sázek Stream (so the river is "close to another stream").[1]

Characteristic

The Plesná originates in the territory of Bad Brambach in the Fichtel Mountains at an elevation of 701 m (2,300 ft) and flows to Nebanice, where it enters the Ohře River at an elevation of 420 m (1,380 ft). It is 29.1 km (18.1 mi) long,[2] of which 27.0 km (16.8 mi) is in the Czech Republic (including the 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long sections on the Czech-German state border).[3] Its drainage basin has an area of 112.6 km2 (43.5 sq mi).

The longest tributaries of the Plesná are:[3]

Tributary Length (km) Side
Lubinka 12.2 left
Pstruhový potok 9.2 left

Course

The river originates in the territory of Bad Brambach in Germany, then it follows the border between Bad Brambach and Aš, crosses the territory of Bad Brambach and then continues through the municipal territories of Plesná, Nový Kostel, Křižovatka, Milhostov and Nebanice in the Czech Republic.

Fauna

Species of animals that live in and near the river include the burbot and Eurasian otter.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 374.
  2. ↑ "Povodňový plán obce Nebanice: Hydrologické údaje". Elektronický digitální povodňový portál (in čeština). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in čeština). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Koncepce ochrany přírody a krajiny Karlovarského kraje na období 2016–2025" (PDF) (in čeština). Karlovy Vary Region. p. 80. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
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