Belá (river)

The Belá (Hungarian: Béla-patak), 22 kilometres (14 mi) in length, is a mountainous stream draining the headwaters of the Váh River basin in Tatra National Park, northern Slovakia.[1] It is a right tributary, into which it flows at the town of Liptovský Hrádok. The Belá itself is formed by two tributaries, the streams Tichý potok and Kôprovský potok, whose sources are in the High Tatra mountains, and which have their confluence near Podbanské, part of the town of Vysoké Tatry. It is 23 km (14 mi) long and its basin size is 244 km2 (94 sq mi).[2]

Rafting on the Belá River (June 2010)
For similarly-named rivers, see Bela River (disambiguation).
Belá
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHigh Tatra
Mouth 
 • location
Váh in Liptovský Hrádok
 • coordinates
49.0349°N 19.7101°E / 49.0349; 19.7101
Length23 km (14 mi)
Basin size244 km2 (94 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVáh→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Belá is well suited to rafting and kayaking.[3]

References
  1. Pekárová P, Miklánek P (2011). "Long-term trend and multi-annual variability of water temperature in the pristine Bela River basin (Slovakia)". Journal of Hydrology. 400 (3–4): 333–340. Bibcode:2011JHyd..400..333P. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.01.048.
  2. Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Váhu, p. 71
  3. rivers.raft.cz Archived March 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 17 May 2012


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