Berounka | |
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Location | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Regions | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mže |
• location | Mähring, Upper Palatine Forest, Germany |
• elevation | 726 m (2,382 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Vltava |
• coordinates | 49°59′43″N 14°24′5″E / 49.99528°N 14.40139°E |
• elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
Length | 244.6 km (152.0 mi) |
Basin size | 8,854.2 km2 (3,418.6 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 36 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) near estuary |
Basin features | |
Progression | Vltava→ Elbe→ North Sea |
The Berounka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Plzeň and Central Bohemian regions to Prague. It is formed by the confluence of the Mže and Radbuza rivers in Plzeň. Together with the Mže, which is its main source, the Berounka is 244.6 km (152.0 mi) long, which makes it the fifth longest river in the Czech Republic. Without the Mže, it is 139.4 km (86.6 mi) long.