Berounka

Berounka
The Berounka under Tetín
Map
Location
CountryCzech Republic
Regions
Physical characteristics
SourceMže
 • locationMähring, Upper Palatine Forest, Germany
 • elevation726 m (2,382 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Vltava
 • coordinates
49°59′43″N 14°24′5″E / 49.99528°N 14.40139°E / 49.99528; 14.40139
 • elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Length244.6 km (152.0 mi)
Basin size8,854.2 km2 (3,418.6 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average36 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionVltavaElbeNorth 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.