The Teplá Vltava is a river in the Czech Republic, the main source of the Vltava River. It flows through the South Bohemian Region. Until its confluence with the Studená Vltava when it further continues as the Vltava, the Teplá Vltava is long.
Etymology The name Vltava is derived from the Proto-Germanic words wilt-ahwa, i.e. 'wild water'. The attribute teplá means 'warm', compared to the Studená Vltava, i.e. 'cold Vltava'.
Characteristic
From a water management point of view, the Vltava and Teplá Vltava are one river with single numbering of river kilometres. The Teplá Vltava originates in the territory of Kvilda in the Bohemian Forest at an elevation of , on the slope of the Černá hora Mountain, and flows to the Pěkná exclave of the Nová Pec municipality, where it merges with the Studená Vltava River at an elevation of and continues as Vltava. It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of , of which is in Germany and is in the Czech Republic.
The longest tributaries of the Teplá Vltava are: Tributary Length (km) River km Side Řasnice 20.9 394.3 right Volarský potok 11.1 378.9 left Vltavský potok 9.3 415.3 right Vydří potok 9.1 416.8 left
Course The river flows through the municipal territories of Kvilda, Borová Lada, Horní Vltavice, Lenora, Volary, Stožec and Nová Pec.
Bodies of water There are 102 bodies of water in the basin area, but none of them is significant. The largest of them is the artificial lake Žďárecké jezírko with an area of , supplied by the Častá Brook.
Nature The entire course of the river is located within the Šumava National Park and Šumava Protected Landscape Area. Among the common species of fish in the Teplá Vltava are river trout, European bullhead, burbot and grayling.
Tourism The Teplá Vltava is suitable for river tourism, but due to its location in a protected area, paddling is only permitted under certain conditions.
See also List of rivers of the Czech Republic
References
External links
River flow at Chlum station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute