Stonávka

Stonávka
Stonawka

Stonávka in Stonava
Country Czech Republic
Basin
Main source Moravian-Silesian Beskids
750 m (2,460 ft)
River mouth Olza River
Basin size 131.3 km2 (50.7 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 33.7 km (20.9 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    1.47 m3/s (52 cu ft/s) near estuary

 Stonávka  (Polish: Stonawka ) is a 33 kilometres (21 mi)-long river in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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

  1. 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

Coordinates: 49°51′03″N 18°30′45″E / 49.85083°N 18.51250°E / 49.85083; 18.51250


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