Liboc (river)

Liboc
The Liboc in Radonice
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Ústí nad Labem Karlovy Vary
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hradiště Military Training Area, Doupov Mountains
• elevation	687 m (2,254 ft)
Mouth
• location	Ohře
• coordinates	50°19′53″N 13°31′3″E
• elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Length	46.4 km (28.8 mi)
Basin size	339.5 km^2 (131.1 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1.68 m^3/s (59 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
Progression	Ohře→ Elbe→ North Sea

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 46.4 km (28.8 mi) long.

Etymology

The name was derived from the personal name Ľuboc.[1]

Characteristic

The Liboc in Pětipsy

The Liboc originates in the southern part of the Hradiště Military Training Area in the Doupov Mountains at an elevation of 687 m (2,254 ft) and flows to Žatec, where it enters the Ohře River at an elevation of 205 m (673 ft). It is 46.4 km (28.8 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 339.5 km^2 (131.1 sq mi).[2]

The longest tributaries of the Liboc are:[3]

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 25.6 km^2 (9.9 sq mi), 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.[2]

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.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of the Czech Republic

References

1. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 596.
2. "Základní charakteristiky toku Liboc a jeho povodí" (in Czech). T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
3. "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
4. "Povodňový plán města Žatec: Hydrologické údaje". Elektronický digitální povodňový portál (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-11-08.

External links

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