Ścinawka

Ścinawka
Stěnava
The Ścinawka in Ścinawka Średnia
Map
Location
Countries
Voivodeships/
Regions
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJedlina-Zdrój, Waldenburg Mountains
 • elevation720 m (2,360 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Eastern Neisse
 • coordinates
50°28′13″N 16°39′18″E / 50.47028°N 16.65500°E / 50.47028; 16.65500
 • elevation
279 m (915 ft)
Length62 km (39 mi)
Basin size594 km2 (229 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average4.69 m3/s (166 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionEastern Neisse→ Oder→ Baltic Sea

The Ścinawka (Czech: Stěnava) is a river in Poland and the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Eastern Neisse. It flows through the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland and through the Hradec Králové Region in the Czech Republic. It is 62 km (39 mi) long.

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the Germanic words steina-ahwa, meaning 'stony river'. The name was first recorded in 1213 as Stenawa.[1]

Characteristic

The Ścinawka in Broumov

The Ścinawka originates in the territory of Jedlina-Zdrój in the Waldenburg Mountains at an elevation of 720 m (2,360 ft)[2] and flows to Ławica, where it merges with the Eastern Neisse River at an elevation of 279 m (915 ft). It is 62 km (39 mi) long,[2] of which 20.5 km (12.7 mi)[3] is in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of 594 km2 (229 sq mi),[2] of which 234.8 km2 (90.7 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic.[4]

The average discharge at the mouth is 4.69 m3/s (166 cu ft/s).[2] The average discharge at the Czech-Polish state border, before the river returns to Poland, is 1.91 m3/s (67 cu ft/s).[5]

The most important tributaries join the river in Poland. The longest tributaries of the Ścinawka are:[2][3]

Tributary Length (km) Side
Włodzica 20.6 left
Posna 13.7 right
Czerwionek 13.5 left
Dzik 11.1 left
Černý potok 9.3 left
Heřmánkovický potok 7.6 left

Course

The river flows through the territories of Jedlina-Zdrój and the Gmina Mieroszów in Poland, through Meziměstí, Jetřichov, Hynčice, Hejtmánkovice, Heřmánkovice, Broumov, Křinice, Martínkovice and Otovice in the Czech Republic and then through the territories of the gminas of Radków and Kłodzko in Poland.

Nature

The upper course of the river crosses the Sudety Wałbrzyskie Landscape Park. The entire flow of the river in the Czech Republic is located within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area.

See also

References

  1. ^ Blažek, Václav (2010-10-07). "Etymological analysis of toponyms from Ptolemy's Description of Central Europe" (PDF). Ulster University. p. 34. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ścinawka". Encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ a b "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ "I.2.1a – Útvary povrchových vod kategorie "řeka"" (PDF). Plán dílčího povodí Lužické Nisy a ostatních přítoků Odry: III. plánovací období 2021–2027 (in Czech). Povodí Labe, s.p. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ "Evidenční list hlásného profilu č.253" (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
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