Mrlina
| Mrlina | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Markvartice, Jičín District, (Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic |
| • elevation | 378 metres (1,240 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Labe (Elbe) at Nymburk |
• coordinates | 50°11′07″N 15°02′51″E / 50.1853°N 15.0474°ECoordinates: 50°11′07″N 15°02′51″E / 50.1853°N 15.0474°E |
• elevation | 182 metres (597 ft) |
| Length | 49.6 kilometres (30.8 mi) |
| Basin size | 657 square kilometres (254 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.56 cubic metres (55 cu ft) per second |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elbe→ North Sea |
The Mrlina is a river located primarily in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, and a right tributary of the Labe (Elbe) River. It is 49.6 km long, and its basin area is 657 km2.[1]
Beginning in the Hradec Králové Region near Markvartice, the Mrlina passes through the cities of Kopidlno, Rožďalovice, and Křinec, and the villages of , Střevač, Chyjice, , Bartoušov, , , , Vestec, , and Budiměřice, before joining the Labe River at Nymburk.
The Mrlina flooded in early January 2003, requiring the 220 inhabitants of Vestec to evacuate.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Charakteristiky toků a povodí ČR - Mrlina" (in Czech). VÚV TGM. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "Winter Storm Puts Much of Europe on Flood Alert". Los Angeles Times. January 5, 2003. p. A-13. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
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