Morava (river)
The Morava (German: March, Hungarian: Morva, Polish: Morawa) is a river in Central Europe, a left tributary of the Danube. It is the main river of Moravia, which derives its name from it. The river originates on the Králický Sněžník mountain in the north-eastern corner of Pardubice Region, near the border between the Czech Republic and Poland and has a vaguely southward trajectory. The lower part of the river's course forms the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia and then between Austria and Slovakia.
| Morava | |
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The Morava between Austria and Slovakia | |
Course of the Morava interactive map | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Regions (CZ) | |
| Regions (SK) | |
| State (AT) | Lower Austria |
| Cities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Králický Sněžník |
| • coordinates | 50°12′18″N 16°50′57″E |
| • elevation | 1,275 m (4,183 ft) |
| Mouth | Danube |
• location | Devín |
• coordinates | 48°10′27″N 16°58′32″E |
| Length | 352 km (219 mi) |
| Basin size | 26,658 km2 (10,293 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 110 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Krupá, Branná, Desná, Oskava, Bečva, Dřevnice, Olšava, Velička, Myjava |
| • right | Mírovka, Moravská Sázava, Haná, Thaya |
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