Bečva

Coordinates: 49°25′N 17°20′E / 49.417°N 17.333°E / 49.417; 17.333
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Bečva
The Bečva near its confluence with the Bystřička
The current and watershed of the Bečva, its two sources Rožnovská Bečva and Vsetínská Bečva until it enters the Morava
Location
CountryCzech Republic
Regions
Cities
Physical characteristics
SourceVsetínská Bečva
 • locationVsetínské vrchy, Zlín Region
2nd sourceRožnovská Bečva
 • locationVysoká (Vsetínské vrchy)
MouthMorava River
 • location
Olomouc
Length62 km (39 mi) from the confluence of Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva
Basin size1,613 km2 (623 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average17.5 m3/s (620 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionMoravaDanubeBlack Sea

The Bečva (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbɛtʃva]; German: Betschwa, also Betsch, Beczwa) is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the river Morava. The Bečva is created by two source streams, the northern Rožnovská Bečva (whose valley separates the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the north from the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains in the south) and the southern Vsetínská Bečva (whose valley separates the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains in the north from the Javorníky in the south). It is 61.6 km long, and its basin area is 1,613 km2.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charakteristiky toků a povodí ČR - Bečva" (in Czech). VÚV TGM. Retrieved 2018-05-07.

49°25′N 17°20′E / 49.417°N 17.333°E / 49.417; 17.333