Vsetínská Bečva
| Vsetínská Bečva | |
|---|---|
 Vsetínská Bečva in Janová | |
| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Javorníky |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bečva |
| Length | 59.38 km (36.90 mi) |
| Basin size | 735 km2 (284 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 9.1 m3/s (320 cu ft/s) near estuary |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bečva→ Morava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Vsetínská Bečva (formerly: Horní Bečva; German: Obere Betschwa) is a river in the Czech Republic, the left tributary of the Bečva. It originates in the Javorníky mountain range at the elevation of 896 m and flows to Valašské Meziříčí, where it joins with Rožnovská Bečva to form the river Bečva. It is 59.4 kilometres (36.9 mi) long, and its basin area is about 735 square kilometres (284 sq mi), of which 727.5 square kilometres (280.9 sq mi) in the Czech Republic.[1]
It flows through numerous towns and villages, including Velké Karlovice, Karolinka, Nový Hrozenkov, Halenkov, Huslenky, Hovězí, Janová, Ústí, Vsetín, Jablůnka, Pržno, Bystřička, Jarcová and Valašské Meziříčí.
Its longest tributary is the Senice.
References[edit]
- ^ "Charakteristiky toků a povodí ČR - Vsetínská Bečva" (in Czech). VÚV TGM. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
49°28′11.5″N 17°57′16.4″E / 49.469861°N 17.954556°E
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