Desná (Morava)
tributary of the Morava
The Desná (called Divoká Desná upstream; German: Tess) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Olomouc Region. It is 43.4 km (27.0 mi) long.
Etymology
The Old Czech adjective desná meant 'right'. Because people went upstream when settling the landscape, the rivers with this name flowed as if from the right side (although they are actually left-side tributaries). On the upper course, until its confluence with the Hučivá Desná creek, the river is also called Divoká Desná.
Characteristic
The Desná originates in the territory of Loučná nad Desnou in the Hrubý Jeseník at the elevation of 1,333 m (4,373 ft) and flows to Postřelmov, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of 281 m (922 ft). It is 43.4 km (27.0 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 337.8 km2 (130.4 sq mi).
The longest tributaries of the Desná are:
Course
The river flows through the municipal territories of Loučná nad Desnou, Velké Losiny, Petrov nad Desnou, Rapotín, Vikýřovice, Šumperk, Dolní Studénky, Bludov, Sudkov and Postřelmov.
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