Rokytná Explained

Rokytná
Source1 Location:Chlístov, Jevišovice Uplands
Mouth Location:Jihlava
Mouth Coordinates:49.0969°N 16.3833°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Czech Republic
Subdivision Type2:Regions
Length Km:88.2
Discharge1 Avg:1.38m3/s near estuary
Basin Size Km2:584.3

The Rokytná is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Jihlava River. It flows through the Vysočina and South Moravian regions. It is 88.2km (54.8miles) long.

Etymology

The name is derived from the old Czech word rakyta, i.e. 'willow'.[1]

Characteristic

The Rokytná originates in the territory of Chlístov in the Jevišovice Uplands at an elevation of and flows to Ivančice, where it enters the Jihlava River at an elevation of . It is 88.2km (54.8miles) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 584.3km2.[2]

The longest tributaries of the Rokytná are:[3]

Tributary Length (km) Side
Rouchovanka 28.1 left
Rokytka 22.1 right
Olešná 20.5 left
Dobřínský potok 12.3 left
Římovka 12.0 right
Šebkovický potok 11.5 right
Štěpánovický potok 10.5 left

Course

The most notable settlements on the river are the towns of Ivančice and Moravský Krumlov. The river flows through the municipal territories of Chlístov, Rokytnice nad Rokytnou, Kojetice, Horní Újezd, Šebkovice, Lesůňky, Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, Příštpo, Radkovice u Hrotovic, Biskupice-Pulkov, Újezd, Litovany, Přešovice, Tavíkovice, Rouchovany, Horní Kounice, Rešice, Čermákovice, Tulešice, Vémyslice, Rybníky, Moravský Krumlov and Ivančice.

Bodies of water

There are 278 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the fishpond Nový u háje with an area of, built directly on the Rokytka. There are also five other fishponds built on the river, including a system of four small ponds near the source of the river.[2]

Nature

The middle course of the river is protected within the Rokytná Nature Park with an area of . The object of protection is a well-preserved landscape with a meandering river and dense forest on the banks. Among the protected animals found here are the European crayfish, common kingfisher and white-throated dipper.[4]

In the western edge of the nature park, there is a specially designated nature reserve called Jedlový les a údolí Rokytné, which is also a Special Area of Conservation. It has an area of . The object of protection is the river valley with the forests and the animal species bound to them.[5]

On the lower course of the Rokytná is the Krumlovsko-rokytenské slepence National Nature Reserve. It has an area of . It is geomorphologically and microclimatically the most valuable part of the valley of the Rokytná, located in the Permian conglomerates. There are species-rich plant and animal communities here, bound to rocks, forest steppes, forests and river, including rare and endangered species of plants and animals.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Řeka Rokytná. Obec Horní Újezd. cs. 2024-08-27.
  2. Web site: Základní charakteristiky toku Rokytná a jeho povodí. T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute. cs. 2024-08-27.
  3. Web site: Vodní toky. Evidence hlásných profilů. Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. cs. 2024-10-10.
  4. Web site: Přírodní park Rokytná a údolí Rokytné. CzechTourism. cs. 2024-08-27.
  5. Web site: Jedlový les a údolí Rokytné. Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. cs. 2024-08-27.
  6. Web site: Krumlovsko-rokytenské slepence. Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. cs. 2024-08-27.