The Liboc is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Ohře River. It flows through the Ústí nad Labem and Karlovy Vary regions. It is long.
Etymology The name was derived from the personal name Ľuboc.
Characteristic
The Liboc originates in the southern part of the Hradiště Military Training Area in the Doupov Mountains at an elevation of and flows to Žatec, where it enters the Ohře River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of .
The longest tributaries of the Liboc are: Tributary Length (km) Side Leska 23.6 right Vintířovský potok 12.1 left Dubá I 7.8 right
Bodies of water There are 198 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the fishpond Sedlec with an area of , supplied by the Dubá I. Jeseňský rybník, a small fishpond near the Liboc's spring, is the only body of water built directly on the river.
Course The river flows through the Hradiště Military Training Area and through the municipal territories of Radonice, Vilémov, Pětipsy, Libědice, Nové Sedlo, Čeradice, Libočany and Žatec.
Use On the lower course of the river, the water is pumped out and used to irrigate fields with Saaz hops, typical of the town of Žatec and its surroundings.
See also List of rivers of the Czech Republic
References
External links
River flow at Libočany station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute