Kirnitzsch

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Kirnitzsch Křinice, Kirnischt
Location
Countries	Czech Republic Germany
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	in Šluknov Hook in the Czech Republic west of Studánka
• coordinates	49°47′15″N 12°35′02″E / 49.78747°N 12.58381°E / 49.78747; 12.58381
• elevation	490 m n.m.
Mouth
• location	in Bad Schandau into the Elbe
• coordinates	50°55′00″N 14°09′36″E / 50.9166667°N 14.16°E / 50.9166667; 14.16
• elevation	105 m above sea level (NN)
Length	45 km (28 mi)
Basin size	140 km2 (54 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	at Kirnitzsch valley (3.5 km (2.2 mi) above its mouth) gauge
• average	1.43 m3/s (50 cu ft/s)
• minimum	Record low: 0.267 m3/s (9.4 cu ft/s) (in 2005) Average low: 0.622 m3/s (22.0 cu ft/s)
• maximum	Average high: 13.3 m3/s (470 cu ft/s) Record high: 59.3 m3/s (2,090 cu ft/s) (in 1995)
Basin features
Progression	Elbe→ North Sea
Landmarks	Small towns: Bad Schandau
Population	2266 (as at: 1999) in the Kirnitzsch valley
Tributaries
• left	Rotes Floß
• right	Zeidlerbach, Weißbach, Heidelbach
Waterbodies	Reservoirs: Obere Schleuse
Navigable	no

The Kirnitzsch (German), in Bohemia also called the Kirnischt,^[1] Czech: Křinice, is a right tributary of the River Elbe, which passes through the Czech Republic and the German state of Saxony.