The Schwarzwasser (in German) or Černá (in Czech) is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic. The name means 'black'. It is a right tributary of the Zwickauer Mulde in the German state of Saxony. It flows through Schwarzenberg.
| Schwarzwasser | |
|---|---|
 The Schwarzwasser in Schwarzenberg | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| State (DE) | Saxony |
| Region (CZ) | Karlovy Vary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | on the Fichtelberg |
| • coordinates | 50°25′08″N 12°56′16″E / 50.4188194°N 12.9377083°E |
| • elevation | ca. 1,117 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | in Aue into the Zwickauer Mulde |
• coordinates | 50°35′19″N 12°42′07″E / 50.5886806°N 12.702083°E |
• elevation | 342.3 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Aue 1 gauge |
| • average | 6.28 m3/s (222 cu ft/s)[1] |
| • maximum | Average high: 65.8 m3/s (2,320 cu ft/s)[1] Record high: 315 m3/s (11,100 cu ft/s)[1] (in 2002) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Zwickauer Mulde→ Mulde→ Elbe→ North Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Große Mittweida |
| Waterbodies | Reservoirs: Myslivny Reservoir |
Gallery edit
![The Schwarzwasser near Luhy [cz; de]](/wiki/File:Schwarzwassertal9-2006.jpg)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Hochwasserschutz 2002 im Muldegebiet Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie; 2009 (pdf)
External links edit
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