Vlára

Vlára
The Vlára in Bohuslavice nad Vláří
Map
Location
Countries
Regions (CZ)/
Regions (SK)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDrnovice, Vizovice Highlands
 • elevation652 m (2,139 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Váh
 • coordinates
48°57′22″N 18°6′46″E / 48.95611°N 18.11278°E / 48.95611; 18.11278
 • elevation
218 m (715 ft)
Length44.7 km (27.8 mi)
Basin size371.6 km2 (143.5 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average3.4 m3/s (120 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionVáh→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Vlára is a river in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a right tributary of the Váh. It flows through the Zlín Region in the Czech Republic and through the Trenčín Region in Slovakia. It is 44.7 km (27.8 mi) long. It is the only significant watercourse in the Czech Republic that does not belong to the Elbe, Morava and Oder river basins.

Etymology

The name is of Celtic origin, derived from the word uolra. The root uel- meant 'to roll', 'rush'.[1]

Characteristic

Spring of the Vlára

The Vlára originates in the territory of Drnovice in the Vizovice Highlands at an elevation of 652 m (2,139 ft) and flows to Nemšová, where it merges with the Váh River at an elevation of 218 m (715 ft). It is 44.7 km (27.8 mi) long, of which 33.8 km (21.0 mi)[2] is in the Czech Republic and 10.9 km (6.8 mi)[3] is in Slovakia. Its drainage basin has an area of 371.6 km2 (143.5 sq mi),[1] of which 303.1 km2 (117.0 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic.[4]

The longest tributaries of the Vlára are:[2]

Tributary Length (km) Side
Brumovka 19.2 left
Smolinka 15.9 left
Říka 14.3 right
Rokytenka 9.2 right

Course

The river flows through the territories of Drnovice, Tichov, Vysoké Pole, Vlachova Lhota, Vlachovice, Bohuslavice nad Vláří, Jestřabí, Štítná nad Vláří-Popov and Brumov-Bylnice in the Czech Republic, and continues through the territories of Horné Srnie and Nemšová in Slovakia.

The Vlára leaves the Czech Republic through the Vlára Pass. It is a typical example of stream capture. Originally a tributary of the Morava, the Vlára cut through the ridge of the White Carpathians mountains due to erosion, creating the Vlára Pass and making the river a tributary of the Váh. The Vlára is the only significant stream in the Czech Republic that does not fall within the Elbe, Morava and Oder river basins.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Blažek, Václav (2010-10-07). "Etymological analysis of toponyms from Ptolemy's Description of Central Europe" (PDF). Ulster University. p. 34. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  2. ^ a b "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  3. ^ "Zoznam útvarov povrchových vôd v kategórii rieky so zaradením do skupín" (PDF) (in Slovak). Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  4. ^ "Tabulka I.2.1a – Útvary povrchových vod kategorie "řeka"". Plán dílčího povodí Moravy a přítoků Váhu 2021–2027 (in Czech). Povodí Moravy, s.p. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  5. ^ "Vlárský průsmyk v Bílých Karpatech" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
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