Bečva

Bečva
The Bečva near its confluence with the Bystřička
The current and watershed of the Bečva, its two sources Rožnovská Bečva (Northern) and Vsetínská Bečva (Southern) until it enters the Morava
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Zlín Olomouc
Cities	Valašské Meziříčí Hranice
Physical characteristics
Source	Vsetínská Bečva
• location	Vsetínské vrchy, Zlín Region
2nd source	Rožnovská Bečva
• location	Vysoká (Vsetínské vrchy)
Mouth	Morava River
• location	Olomouc
Length	62 km (39 mi)from the confluence of Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva
Basin size	1,613 km2 (623 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	17.5 m3/s (620 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Morava→ Danube→ Black 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 Vsetínské vrchy in the South) and the Southern Vsetínská Bečva (whose valley separates the Vsetínské vrchy in the North from the Javorníky in the South). It is 61.6 km long, and its basin area is 1,613 km².^[1]

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

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