Stonávka
Stonávka (Polish: Stonawka) is a 33-kilometre-long (21 mi) river in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
| Stonávka Stonawka | |
|---|---|
 Stonávka in Stonava | |
| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Moravian-Silesian Beskids |
| • elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Olza River |
• coordinates | 49°51′03″N 18°30′45″E |
| Length | 33.7 km (20.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 131.3 km2 (50.7 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.47 m3/s (52 cu ft/s) near estuary |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Olza→ Oder→ Baltic Sea |
It is a left tributary of the Olza River, which it enters in Karviná. It flows through Albrechtice and Stonava before entering Karviná. The Těrlicko Dam is located on this river.
The name is of the river means a murmuring river.[1]
Notes
- Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 166. ISSN 0208-6336.
References
- Cicha, Irena; Jaworski, Kazimierz; Ondraszek, Bronisław; Stalmach, Barbara; Stalmach, Jan (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. pp. 16, 18. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
- Cicha, Irena (2004). Stonawka od źródła do ujścia. Český Těšín: Regio. ISBN 80-239-3850-9.
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