Smědá

The Smědá (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsmɲɛdaː], German: Wittig, Polish: Witka) is a river of the Czech Republic and Poland. A right tributary of the Neisse River with a length of 51.9 km (5.9 km within Poland) and basin area 331 km² (60 km² in Poland).[1]

Smědá
Course of the Smědá
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJizera Mountains
 • coordinates50°50′36″N 15°16′27″E
 • elevation847 m (2,779 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Nysa Łużycka, Radomierzyce
 • coordinates
51°02′59″N 14°57′51″E
Length51.9 km (32.2 mi)
Basin size331 km2 (128 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLusatian Neisse→ Oder→ Baltic Sea

The river flows out of the three streams in the Jizera Mountains: Bílá Smědá, Černá Smědá, and Hnědá Smědá, in the Czech Republic. The main of those is considered Bílá Smědá emerging from the peat bogs between Smědavská and Jizera mountains. From the village of Ostróżno to the mouth of the stream Boreczek it is a border river, flows through Niedów Lake (Witka Lake), and escapes to the Neisse River next to the palace in the village Radomierzyce.

The final section of the river within the limits of the Czech Republic creates a nature reserve Smědé Meanders (Witka Meanders) to protect the natural landscape of the river valley, rich vegetation and wetland meanders riparian forests.

In Poland the name Witka was officially introduced in 1951, replacing the German name Wittig.

Tributaries

Notes and references
  1. Předlánce – aktuální vodní stav. Tok: Smědá Českého hydrometeorologického ústavu, 2011.


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