Tyrka
Tyrka | |
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Location | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Moravian-Silesian Beskids |
• elevation | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Olza River |
• coordinates | 49°40′59″N 18°39′23″E / 49.68306°N 18.65639°ECoordinates: 49°40′59″N 18°39′23″E / 49.68306°N 18.65639°E |
Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
Basin size | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 0.65 m3/s (23 cu ft/s) near estuary |
Basin features | |
Progression | Olza→ Oder→ Baltic Sea |
Tyrka (help·info) (Polish: Tyrka) (also known as Tyra) is a 13-kilometre-long (8.1 mi) creek in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
It is a left tributary of the Olza River, to which it enters in Třinec. It originates in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the elevation of 835 m and flows generally northward through the villages of Tyra and Oldřichovice. Tyrka also flows through the territory of the Třinec Iron and Steel Works before joining Olza.
References[]
- Cicha, Irena; Jaworski, Kazimierz; Ondraszek, Bronisław; Stalmach, Barbara; Stalmach, Jan (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. pp. 16, 18. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Olza
- Rivers of the Moravian-Silesian Region
- Populated places in Frýdek-Místek District
- Cieszyn Silesia
- Moravian-Silesian Region geography stubs
- Czech Republic river stubs