Hamerský potok (Mže)

Hamerský potok Hammerbach
The Hamerský potok in Broumov
Location
Countries	Czech Republic Germany
Regions/ States	Plzeň Karlovy Vary Bavaria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Stará Voda, Upper Palatine Forest
• elevation	754 m (2,474 ft)
Mouth
• location	Mže
• coordinates	49°48′49″N 12°45′46″E
• elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Length	33.8 km (21.0 mi)
Basin size	197.0 km^2 (76.1 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1.46 m^3/s (52 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
Progression	Mže→ Berounka→ Vltava→ Elbe→ North Sea

The Hamerský potok (German: Hammerbach) is a stream in the Czech Republic and Germany, a left tributary of the Mže. It flows mostly through the Plzeň Region in the Czech Republic and briefly also through Bavaria in Germany. It is 33.8 km (21.0 mi) long.

Name

The name is derived from hammer mills that existed here. In the lower course, the stream was also called Tichá (i.e. 'silent'), referring to its character. Today Tichá is the name of a brook, which is a tributary of the Hamerský potok in its upper course.[1]

Characteristic

The Hamerský potok originates in the territory of Stará Voda in the Upper Palatine Forest at an elevation of 754 m (2,474 ft) and flows to Kočov, where it merges with the Mže River at an elevation of 442 m (1,450 ft). It is 33.8 km (21.0 mi) long, of which 29.3 km (18.2 mi) is in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of 197.0 km^2 (76.1 sq mi), of which 177.9 km^2 (68.7 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic.[2][3]

The longest tributaries of the Hamerský potok are:[4]

Tributary	Length (km)	Side
Slatinný potok	12.8	right
Tichá	10.7	left
Huťský potok	9.3	left

Course

The Hamerský potok originates in the Czech Republic, flows through Germany between its 25.3 and 29.8 river kilometre, and then continues in the Czech Republic.[3] The stream flows through the territories of Stará Voda, Mähring, Broumov, Chodský Újezd, Zadní Chodov, Planá, Brod nad Tichou and Kočov.

See also

• List of rivers of the Czech Republic
• List of rivers of Bavaria

References

1. Hříbal, Antonín (2016-01-27). "Potok Tichá tajemně měnil své jméno". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
2. Complete table of the Bavarian Waterbody Register by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (xls, 10.3 MB)
3. "Vyhláška č. 178/2012 Sb". zakonyprolidi.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
4. "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-22.

External links

• River flow at Planá station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute