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Košátecký potok
The Košátecký potok near estuary
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mšeno, Jizera Table
• elevation	333 m (1,093 ft)
Mouth
• location	Elbe
• coordinates	50°16′17″N 14°31′35″E / 50.27139°N 14.52639°E / 50.27139; 14.52639
• elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Length	43.0 km (26.7 mi)
Basin size	218.3 km (84.3 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.70 m/s (25 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
Progression	Elbe→ North Sea

The Košátecký potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is 43.0 km (26.7 mi) long, but the upper course of the stream is dry for most of the year.

Etymology

The name means "Košátky stream".

Characteristic

The Košátecký potok originates in the territory of Mšeno in the Jizera Table at an elevation of 333 m (1,093 ft) and flows to Neratovice, where it enters the Elbe River at an elevation of 160 m (520 ft). It is 43.0 km (26.7 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 218.3 km (84.3 sq mi). The average discharge at its mouth is 0.70 m/s (25 cu ft/s), however, the average discharge at 13.9 river km in Košátky is only 0.30 m/s (11 cu ft/s). The upper course of the stream up to Chotětov dry up and there is usually water in it only during the spring.

The longest tributaries of the Košátecký potok are:

Course

The stream flows through the municipal territories of Mšeno, Vrátno, Boreč, Stránka, Velké Všelisy, Sovínky, Nemyslovice, Chotětov, Kropáčova Vrutice, Košátky, Byšice, Liblice, Čečelice, Všetaty, Tišice and Neratovice.

Bodies of water

There are 97 bodies of water in the basin area, but none of them is notable. The fishpond Jezero is built in the area of the stream's spring.

See also

• List of rivers of the Czech Republic

References

1. ^ "Základní charakteristiky Košáteckého potoka a jeho povodí" (in Czech). T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
2. "Košátecký potok". cojeco.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
3. "Evidenční list operativního profilu" (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
4. "Územní plán Chotětov" (in Czech). City of Mladá Boleslav. 2018-07-16. p. 49. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
5. "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

External links

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

• Tributaries of the Elbe
• Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region