Flöha (river)
The Flöha (German pronunciation: [ˈfløːa]; Czech: Flájský potok) is a river in Saxony, Germany, and the Czech Republic. It flows into the river Zschopau in the town Flöha.
| Flöha | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) The river Flöha in the borough of Flöha | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Region (CZ) | Ústí nad Labem |
| State (DE) | Saxony |
| Reference no. | DE: 54268 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Source region: 5 km east of Fláje |
| • elevation | ca. 845 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | In Flöha into the Zschopau |
• coordinates | 50°51′27″N 13°03′50″E |
• elevation | 268 m above sea level (NHN) |
| Length | 67 km [1] |
| Basin size | 799.4 km2 (308.7 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Borstendorf gauge[2] |
| • average | 9.15 m3/s (323 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | Record low: 0.2 m3/s (7.1 cu ft/s) (in 22.07.1934) Average low: 1.68 m3/s (59 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | Average high: 92 m3/s (3,200 cu ft/s) Record high: 540 m3/s (19,000 cu ft/s) (in 13.08.2002) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Zschopau→ Freiberger Mulde→ Mulde→ Elbe→ North Sea |
| River system | Elbe |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Black Pockau |
| Waterbodies | Reservoirs: Fláje Reservoir, Rauschenbach Reservoir |
References
- Topographic map 1:25.000
- "Hydrologisches Handbuch: Teil 3 - Gewässerkundliche Hauptwerte" (PDF, 637 kB). Freistaat Sachsen - Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie. p. 58. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
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