The Moravská Sázava is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Pardubice and Olomouc regions. It is long.
Etymology There are several theories about the origin of the name. One of the more likely theories says that the name could be derived from the Proto-Slavic verb sadjati (modern Czech sázet, usazovat), meaning 'to sediment', 'to sink to the bottom'. According to another theory, the name has its basis in the Celtic word sathá, which meant 'grove', 'forest', as well as 'swarming', 'flickering'. The prefix "Moravská" (indicating its affiliation both to Moravia and to the Morava River) distinguishes the river from the Sázava River.
Characteristic
The Moravská Sázava originates in the territory of Výprachtice in the Orlické Mountains at the elevation of and flows to Zvole, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The average discharge at its mouth is 4.52 m3/s.
The longest tributaries of the Moravská Sázava are: Tributary Length (km) Side Březná 31.8 left Lukovský potok 14.7 right Hraniční potok 13.9 left Nemilka 12.5 left Ostrovský potok 12.1 right Ospitský potok 9.3 right Třebařovský potok 9.2 right
Course The most populated settlement on the river is the town of Zábřeh. The river flows through the municipal territories of Výprachtice, Horní Čermná, Albrechtice, Sázava, Lanškroun, Žichlínek, Rychnov na Moravě, Třebařov, Krasíkov, Tatenice, Hoštejn, Hynčina, Kosov, Nemile, Zábřeh, Rájec and Zvole.
Bodies of water
There are 169 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the Nemilka Reservoir with an area of , built on the Nemilka Stream. No reservoirs or fishponds are built directly on the Moravská Sázava. A notable construction is the dry detention basin Žichlínek, which is the largest detention basin in the Czech Republic. It was built on the river in 2008 as flood protection, after the region was severely hit by the 1997 Central European flood. It has an area of .
Nature Moravská Sázava is also the name of a Special Area of Conservation with an area of . It is a floodplain of the river and a forested landscape next to the river, located on the upper course of the river.
See also List of rivers of the Czech Republic
References
External links
River flow at Lupěné station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute