The Blšanka 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 long.
Etymology The river is named after the town of Blšany.
Characteristic
The Blšanka originates in the southern part of the Hradiště Military Training Area in the Doupov Mountains at an elevation of and flows to Zálužice, where it enters the Ohře River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of .
The longest tributaries of the Blšanka are: Tributary Length (km) Side Mlýnecký potok 18.1 left Podvinecký potok 17.8 right Očihovecký potok 13.8 right Radičeveská strouha 13.4 left Klučecký potok 12.9 right Černocký potok 12.6 right Podhora 10.5 left Liběšický potok 9.5 right
Bodies of water There are 257 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the Blatno fishpond with an area of . There are no fishponds or reservoirs built directly on the Blšanka.
Course There are no notable settlements on the river. The largest settlement on the Blšanka is the town of Kryry. The river flows through the Hradiště Military Training Area and through the municipal territories of Valeč, Lubenec, Vroutek, Kryry, Očihov, Blšany, Libořice, Měcholupy, Holedeč, Liběšice and Zálužice.
Use Trout fishing is allowed in a long section on the upper course.
Floods The largest floods on the Blšanka (monitored since 1905) were in 1956, when the water level rose to . The most devastating flash floods were in 1872, when they killed over 100 people.
See also List of rivers of the Czech Republic
References
External links
River flow at Stránky station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute