Svitavka
| Svitavka Zwittebach | |
|---|---|
The Svitavka in Zákupy | |
| Location | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Jonsdorf, Lusatian Mountains |
| • coordinates | 50°51′8″N 14°40′25″E / 50.85222°N 14.67361°E |
| • elevation | 586 m (1,923 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ploučnice |
• coordinates | 50°39′36″N 14°37′31″E / 50.66000°N 14.62528°E |
• elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Length | 37.1 km (23.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 132.5 km2 (51.2 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.16 m3/s (41 cu ft/s) near estuary |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ploučnice→ Elbe→ North Sea |
The Svitavka (also called Svitávka; German: Zwittebach) is a river in the Czech Republic and Germany, a right tributary of the Ploučnice. It flows mostly through the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic, but it originates in Saxony in Germany. It is 37.1 km (23.1 mi) long.