| Bělá Biała Głuchołaska | |
|---|---|
 The Ścinawka in Głuchołazy | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Regions/ Voivodeships | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bělá pod Pradědem, Hrubý Jeseník |
| • elevation | 908 m (2,979 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Eastern Neisse |
| • coordinates | 50°27′8″N 17°17′21″E / 50.45222°N 17.28917°E / 50.45222; 17.28917 |
| • elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Length | 54.9 km (34.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 396 km (153 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.9 m/s (170 cu ft/s) in Głuchołazy |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Eastern Neisse→ Oder→ Baltic Sea |
The Bělá (Czech: Biała Głuchołaska) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland, a right tributary of the Eastern Neisse. It flows through the Olomouc Region in the Czech Republic and through the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. It is 54.9 km (34.1 mi) long.
Etymology
Bělá is a common Czech name of watercourses, derived from the Czech word bílá (i.e. 'white'). Names of rivers with this colour in the name often referred to the stony or pebbly nature of the river bed.
Characteristic
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The Bělá originates in the territory of Bělá pod Pradědem in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range at an elevation of 908 m (2,979 ft) and flows to Biała Nyska, where it merges with the Eastern Neisse River at an elevation of 196 m (643 ft). It is 54.9 km (34.1 mi) long, of which 33.0 km (20.5 mi) is in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of 396 km (153 sq mi), of which 278.3 km (107.5 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic.
The average discharge in the town of Głuchołazy (before the confluence with the Mora) is 4.9 m/s (170 cu ft/s). The average discharge in Mikulovice, 4.9 km before the Czech-Polish state border, is 3.79 m/s (134 cu ft/s).
The longest tributaries of the Bělá are:
| Tributary | Length (km) | Side |
|---|---|---|
| Mora / Kunětička | 21.6 | left |
| Staříč | 14.2 | left |
| Olešnice | 13.9 | right |
| Šumný potok | 9.8 | right |
Course
The river flows through the territories of Bělá pod Pradědem, Jeseník, Česká Ves, Písečná, Hradec-Nová Ves and Mikulovice in the Czech Republic, and continues through the territories of the gminas of Głuchołazy and Nysa in Poland.
Bodies of water
The reservoir Nyskie Lake was constructed at the confluence of the Bělá and Eastern Neisse rivers. Otherwise, no fishponds or reservoirs are built on the Bělá.
Nature
Most of the Bělá in the Czech Republic flows within the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area. After crossing the border, the river flows along the western border of the Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park.
Among the protected species of animals that live in the river is the fish alpine bullhead, living in the upper course of the river.
See also
References
- Šmilauer, Vladimír. "O původu názvů českých řek". Naše řeč (in Czech). Institute of the Czech Language. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Biała Głuchołaska". Encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- "I.2.1a – Útvary povrchových vod kategorie "řeka"" (PDF). Charakteristiky dílčího povodí Horní Odry (in Czech). Povodí Odry, s.p. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- "Evidenční list hlásného profilu č.296" (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- "Bělá". Atlas vodních toků povodí Odry (in Czech). Povodí Odry, s.p. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
External links
- River flow at Mikulovice station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute